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add new powerline adapter to existing powerline network
Greetings all. We have an existing powerline network of ethernet adapters. We have WiFi but it is not a powerline; it is built-in to the router we got from the ISP. We have a range extender that is not a powerline, and I would mind ditching it. The issue is simple. I am looking for a new powerline adapter that I can just plug into the wall and have it join the existing network, that also has WiFi connectivity. I bought one once, but it would only work with the adapter that came with it (it would work but only if we no longer used the existing devices). We could either keep the existing Ethernet devices or use the WiFi adapter, but not both (even with a switch between the cable modem and the 2 adapters, it would only work with one or the other, not both). We use the ethernet powerline adapters for several streaming devices throughout the house, so I don't want to have to do away with all those just to get a WiFi access point in the upstairs. Is there a WiFi access point that I can buy that will work with the existing powerline network? Or am I better off just getting more range extenders? Many thanks, Sam