Adding internet connection to canal plus box
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Adding internet connection to canal plus box
As the title says, I want to add an Internet connection into my Canal Sat box. The router is not in the same room. The nearest socket is right across the room so I think that rules out sending a signal via the mains. Would a simple "ear" wifi receiver, like we used to use before computers had built in wifi, be sufficient or do I need something more sophisticated?
Thanks in advance to the knowledgable people here.
Pearson
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Re: Adding internet connection to canal plus box
I don't understand what you're saying. Both the router and the CanalSat box need a mains connection so why won't a TP-Link type of Ethernet connection work over the mains?Pearsonb wrote:The router is not in the same room. The nearest socket is right across the room so I think that rules out sending a signal via the mains.
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YES you can do exactly what you have suggested. Sky have supplied similar devices for Sky boxes for some time.
Something like this will do the trick http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B003D0W ... UTF8&psc=1.
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http://www.amazon.fr/WiFi-WLAN-Bridge-5 ... pd_cp_ce_1
These devices normally take their power from a USB port, I think the netgear has a separate power supply but I don't think the Vonets does
On a separate note, I would question the wisdom of a chain of power adapters
If you need any help, give me a shout
Something like this will do the trick http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B003D0W ... UTF8&psc=1.
Or
http://www.amazon.fr/WiFi-WLAN-Bridge-5 ... pd_cp_ce_1
These devices normally take their power from a USB port, I think the netgear has a separate power supply but I don't think the Vonets does
On a separate note, I would question the wisdom of a chain of power adapters
If you need any help, give me a shout
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If you have more than one device to connect the you might look at the TP-Link WA890EA which will let you connect 4 wired devices to your WiFi. http://www.amazon.fr/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1 ... ds=Wa890ea
If you use a SmartDNS to access BBC iPlayer or other UK TV services then you can configure it on the TP-Link so that it works on all devices connected to it.
WiFi devices in France always have a very constrained WiFi performance in case you use them outdoors. TP-link devices generally work fine if they are told you are in the USA where significantly greater signal strength is permitted.
If you use a SmartDNS to access BBC iPlayer or other UK TV services then you can configure it on the TP-Link so that it works on all devices connected to it.
WiFi devices in France always have a very constrained WiFi performance in case you use them outdoors. TP-link devices generally work fine if they are told you are in the USA where significantly greater signal strength is permitted.