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Setting up LAN connecting with Desktops PCs and Laptops

Hello all,

I have a LAN at home with 3 desktop PC's and 2 laptops.
Now in floor 1 (where the wireless device is located) everything is working fine, Internet is fast, range is excellent.
In floor 2 also everything is fine (needs an improvment), all the dekstop PC's are connected to the wireless device with USB Wireless adapter. My problem is with floor -1 - I do not have any range in there so I bought an 25M ethernet cat5e cable but still the internet connection is really bad.

What is the best network solution to make my LAN connection really good for all devices? Which hardware do you recommand me to buy? which Wireless device, which Access Point/reapeter? Which router? How can I create the best LAN solution at my home?

Thanks a lot!

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Darr247

You didn't really tell us where you connected the cat5e cable.
Did you use it to move the wireless router closer to the center of floor 1? Or, what...

You might want to try powerline, like these ZyXEL kits.
Then you can connect another wireless router upstairs... if you disable its DHCP server and connect one of its LAN ports to the powerline adapter, that will effectively turn a wireless router into an access point with 3 open LAN ports.

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Thanks for the help!