Question about powerline in additional rooms

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Question about powerline for additional rooms

Hi all, I've been reading about powerline adapters recently as I've noticed I get only half the speed via WiFi connection compared to ethernet, even when in the same room as the HH3 router from BT Infinity.

I would like to move the router from downstairs to my room so I can just RJ45 it to my PC, but now I'm considering buying a pair of the TP-Link 200Mbps adapters. Now should this go well, how do I connect each PC in the other two bedrooms upstairs? Do I need to buy another 2 pairs or just a single one for each room? If I connect my PC via powerline to LAN port 1, then wouldn't the other 2 PCs need their own powerline in LAN ports 2 and 3 so they get their own IP addresses?

I hope it's not more pairs cos can you imagine having 3 sockets near the router taken up just for powerline lol. Still going to be using WiFi for our mobiles, laptops and tablets, but we mostly spend our time online on our desktop PCs streaming video, so having full speed is a must without having to route 3 separate RJ45 cables from the router downstairs.

If only one per room is needed, could I buy a pair and use them individually? Then I would end up with 1 connected to my router downstairs, and 3 single ones, one in each room upstairs. I see that buying a pair is cheaper than buying 2 single ones.

Thanks in advance.
 
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bremen1874 said:
You'll need one adapter at the router, and one for each PC.

If you need four then just buy two pairs.
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So it would be like this?

Downstairs: Phone socket <--> Modem <--> RJ45 <--> Hub <--> Powerline connected to say LAN 4 via RJ45

Upstairs room 1: Mains socket <--> Powerline <--> PC via RJ45
Upstairs room 2: Mains socket <--> Powerline <--> PC via RJ45
Upstairs room 3: Mains socket <--> Powerline <--> PC via RJ45

Is it ok to have 3 PCs running off one LAN port on my hub?
 
Thanks. I thought it might have been that simple. Got the TP-Link twin pack coming tomorrow :)

However, I have another spanner to throw into the works. The above plan means leaving the router connected directly via RJ45 to the modem downstairs. However, during my 10-day 'settling in' period, I will most likely have to reboot the router once a night when it comes to a standstill, so I would like to have the router in my room upstairs and to keep an eye on it in the future. The modem can be left downstairs.

In that case, I suppose I could use the Powerline to connect the modem downstairs to the router upstairs? But then would I need an additional Powerline to give the other 2 upstairs connection? Here's what I mean:

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Do I need the red part? Because the Powerline that will be in my bedroom will be connected to the socket at the back of the router labelled Infinity, and not to one of the 4 yellow LAN sockets.

Many thanks.
 
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Why would you need to reboot the router? I certainly never needed to touch mine either during the initial settling in period, or since.

I’m not sure what you’re suggesting would work or not. If you did try it you’d definitely need to configure things so that the WAN side and LAN side adapters are isolated from each other (so you would need the ‘red’ adapter). The isolation should be possible using the built-in security options. If it did actually work you’d need to appreciate that the two sets of adapters would be sharing the same limited bandwidth.

I’d leave things as they are, or run a real network cable (there are some nice flat cables available that’ll easily hide under carpets).
 
Because the hub is in someone's downstairs room. So if I had to reboot the router later on in the middle of the night, I wouldn't be disturbing them. If I lose connection with the router, then I wouldn't be able to remotely reboot it.

Can't do carpets because of laminate flooring. Have small pets with access to the hallway and stairs that will chew through cables too.

I'll find out tomorrow if it works having the router upstairs. I'll leave out adding Powerline adapters for the other 2 computers for now as they should be able to get better WiFi for now when the router is moved upstairs.
 
Surely you can remotely reboot the router? I've not had one yet that you can't logon to the webadmin page and reboot from there.
 
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