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Transmitting Ethernet over a 5GHz network.

Ghostblad Posted messages 3 Status Member -  
Ghostblad Posted messages 3 Status Member -
Hello, let me explain: I have two networks coming from the same router: one 2.4GHz network and one 5GHz network. I usually connect to the latter because it simply has double the capacity of the former. I decided to invest in a powerline adapter to improve my connection. However, the problem is: the powerline adapter (Ethernet) goes through the 2.4GHz network, so the connection is much worse than with the basic 5GHz Wi-Fi. Question: how can I get Ethernet to run over the 5GHz network?

(I've scoured the internet and couldn't find any answers; my hopes rest on you).

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    AgentMulder Posted messages 1103 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   167
     
    Hello,

    The 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks are WiFi (wireless data transmission).
    Ethernet is the transmission of data via a dedicated cable. So, sending Ethernet over the 5 GHz WiFi network doesn't make much sense.

    Powerline communication (PLC), which transmits data over the home electrical network, uses Ethernet cables to connect to computers.
    PLC often has lower speeds than WiFi over short distances but has a longer range.
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  2. Ghostblad Posted messages 3 Status Member
     
    So it doesn't improve my network?
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  3. Redbart Posted messages 20955 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   3 384
     
    Hello
    2.4 and 5 GHz are the radio frequencies of WLAN or Wi-Fi

    I have never heard of radio frequencies in an Ethernet cable, we usually talk about bandwidth

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  4. AgentMulder Posted messages 1103 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   167
     
    The speed of your network primarily depends on the upstream speed of your box (that of your internet subscription): fiber is faster than ADSL.

    Then, downstream from your box, Ethernet will always be the fastest but will still require a cable.

    If you don't want to or can't run a cable, it will be WiFi (5 GHz or 2.4 GHz) or powerline adapters if you are far from the box.
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  6. brupala Posted messages 111188 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 462
     
    Hi,
    not a good investment idea...
    You would have been better off investing in a direct cable.

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    and... There you go!
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  7. Ghostblad Posted messages 3 Status Member
     
    Okay, thank you very much for your response.
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