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Will powerline be more reliable than wireless backhaul (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Long story short, I'm trying to upgrade my parents network and I'm looking for something that will just work reliably because the current google nest wifi they have is terrible and disconnects and has to be reset all the time (almost daily basis). I know running ethernet cables is the best option and I would have loved to install a ubiquiti system, but I can't for various reasons. I found the tp link deco px50 which uses powerline as the backhaul instead of wireless which is advertises improved speeds, but they don't need faster speeds. My only concern is the reliability, will appliances or other devices interfere with it? I'm not concerned with any speed benefit because they only pay for 400mbps symmetric fiber and never need more that 100mbps to a device. Thoughts on the px50 and using powerline as a mesh backhaul? TIA

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Better than Powerline adapter are MoCA adapters using coax it you happen to have that in place.

Here are some diagrams from GoCoax that show how to use it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Wireless backhaul works fine if you put the extenders in place before the WiFi turns to trash (roughly neg 60-70db).

Pretty much everything plugged into the outlets bothers Powerline. Refrigerators, microwaves, ovens are probably the worst. Even using outlets on different breakers bothers it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I would opt for a tri-band wifi mesh solution before powerline. Google wifi is only dual band, therefore the same radio does backhaul as end devices. With tri-band you would have a radio just for backhaul alone which will make a difference compared to dual band

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Any that you would recommend specifically, I haven't been keeping up with consumer networking as much as I used to.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Power line is no replacement for a decent wired or even 6GHz backhaul