Hi all, looking for some guidance on getting wired networking upstairs to my pcs.
Currently I have my internet connection coming in downstairs. Without running cables upstairs is it possible to connect something to my existing wifi network and then break it out to to ethernet?
Any help much appreciated.
It is entirely possible
However, it is very much not the recommended approach. The problem with a single connection to the WiFi is that you are limited in bandwidth and by the large amount of latency WiFi adds.
Instead, I would look into running a cable. It will take some doing but you can keep there for years and years.
Another way you could do it is with a Mesh. Get a bunch of OpenWRT devices and configure 802.11s
Yeah, running the cable is probably not as big a deal as it seems at first glance. The wall plates are easy, use a fish tape to pull the cable through where you need to.
They’re going to the second story so it might not be so simple if they need to drill down through into the lower floors wall cavity.