How do you extend a wireless router's Wi-Fi signal over ethernet?

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Since my wireless router is in my garage and far away from (and one floor below) my computer, it receives a weak signal from the router. Instead of running an ethernet cable all the way up to my computer on the second floor from the garage, I want to run an ethernet cable from the garage router to another router (or some other device) directly under(but one floor below) my computer. This way my computer can connect to the router through that closer wireless device and receive a strong signal.

My question is: what device do I need to get? Another router seems like overkill for this purpose, and I've read that repeaters and range extenders cut your bandwidth in half and can only connect to the router with Wi-Fi.
 
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Mr Kagouris
Does your garage share electrical wiring with the rest of your house? If so, you might be able to use powerline to get an actual cable to your PC. Powerline adapters (a 2-pack should cost around 50$) use the power circuits to communicate, so as long as the two outlets used are on the same circuit you can get a connection. Now, I cannot guarantee you'll get good results from this as the wiring itself (quality, distance between outlets in the circuit etc.) affects the speeds on a case-by-case basis, but this will give you a good shot at getting a reliable cable connection.
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Does your garage share electrical wiring with the rest of your house? If so, you might be able to use powerline to get an actual cable to your PC. Powerline adapters (a 2-pack should cost around 50$) use the power circuits to communicate, so as long as the two outlets used are on the same circuit you can get a connection. Now, I cannot guarantee you'll get good results from this as the wiring itself (quality, distance between outlets in the circuit etc.) affects the speeds on a case-by-case basis, but this will give you a good shot at getting a reliable cable connection.
 
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Will5757

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Ethernet over power creates a TON of emf, it likely won't affect you personally, but it may cause issues with other networks.
Your right about a second router being overkill, but due to the economy of scale, routers are usually cheaper then repeaters.

If you get a second router, you could use it as a seperate wifi, but you can also use it as a range extender depending on the software (or buy a compatible router and slap ddwrt on it)

Not quite as tek savvy as i used to be with tech, but there may even be a way to extend your wifi using wifi from router to router, but i'm unsure if it has to be a seperate ssid or not.
 
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