- Jan 9, 2018
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Hey everyone!
Recently I have been getting high ping spikes on my games. The ping would jump to 500 for about 2 seconds and then drop back to 20-50. The problem is not my connection, as I get about 60/5 internet speeds. Currently, I have a really cheap wifi card and I have considered getting a powerline adapter, as I have one working for my security cameras, and my desktop is in another room than my router (meaning a direct ethernet connection would be hard to do). I was going to buy another powerline adapter, but I'm out of ethernet ports on my router, meaning that I can't plug anything new in. Then, I had this crazy idea.
My powerline adapter is currently in the closet outside of my room. It only outputs one ethernet port. Then, I thought that I could hook up an ethernet switch to the powerline adapter to do a wired connection to my desktop and my security cameras, while saving money on not buying another powerline adapter, but only an ethernet switch. However, I'm concerned that if I do this, it could limit my speeds. My goal is to save money here.
My questions are:
1): Is this a viable option to save money?
2): WIll this slow down my speeds?
3): Is it better to buy a network switch, plug it into my router, and buy another powerline?
4): Should I ditch this plan altogether and buy a good wifi card?
Recently I have been getting high ping spikes on my games. The ping would jump to 500 for about 2 seconds and then drop back to 20-50. The problem is not my connection, as I get about 60/5 internet speeds. Currently, I have a really cheap wifi card and I have considered getting a powerline adapter, as I have one working for my security cameras, and my desktop is in another room than my router (meaning a direct ethernet connection would be hard to do). I was going to buy another powerline adapter, but I'm out of ethernet ports on my router, meaning that I can't plug anything new in. Then, I had this crazy idea.
My powerline adapter is currently in the closet outside of my room. It only outputs one ethernet port. Then, I thought that I could hook up an ethernet switch to the powerline adapter to do a wired connection to my desktop and my security cameras, while saving money on not buying another powerline adapter, but only an ethernet switch. However, I'm concerned that if I do this, it could limit my speeds. My goal is to save money here.
My questions are:
1): Is this a viable option to save money?
2): WIll this slow down my speeds?
3): Is it better to buy a network switch, plug it into my router, and buy another powerline?
4): Should I ditch this plan altogether and buy a good wifi card?
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