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[–] saigot@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) Look into powerline, it uses your electrical lines to transfer ethernet. it doesn't work in every house but when it does its pretty great! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BananaPeal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I'm currently using powerline because running an ethernet cable across the apartment seemed gaudy at best. The suggestion of a flat white cable stuck to the wall seems interesting. I have the modem and router on a UPS because power flickers semi-regularly here. Sadly, powerline cannot go on a UPS. permalink fedilink source parent [–] skulblaka@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Powerline is alright if you have literally no other option but I'd take wifi instead 10/10 times unless my PC was trapped inside a Faraday cage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] saigot@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Powerline has much better latency (and much more consistent latency) than wifi, so it'll give you a better experience for stuff like gaming. Depending on how exactly your house is wired and what else you have on the circuit it can have reliability problems (although if you live in a dense area wifi isn't exactly reliable), but if your house is suitable it works very well, I used it about 5 years with no problems. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BananaPeal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I'm currently using powerline because running an ethernet cable across the apartment seemed gaudy at best. The suggestion of a flat white cable stuck to the wall seems interesting. I have the modem and router on a UPS because power flickers semi-regularly here. Sadly, powerline cannot go on a UPS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Powerline is alright if you have literally no other option but I'd take wifi instead 10/10 times unless my PC was trapped inside a Faraday cage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] saigot@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Powerline has much better latency (and much more consistent latency) than wifi, so it'll give you a better experience for stuff like gaming. Depending on how exactly your house is wired and what else you have on the circuit it can have reliability problems (although if you live in a dense area wifi isn't exactly reliable), but if your house is suitable it works very well, I used it about 5 years with no problems. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] saigot@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Powerline has much better latency (and much more consistent latency) than wifi, so it'll give you a better experience for stuff like gaming. Depending on how exactly your house is wired and what else you have on the circuit it can have reliability problems (although if you live in a dense area wifi isn't exactly reliable), but if your house is suitable it works very well, I used it about 5 years with no problems. permalink fedilink source parent
