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One of the computers I need to connect is in a different room – I have a laptop I would like to use in different rooms – do I have to use WiFi?

April 26, 2017Computers Connect different laptop room rooms wifi

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One of the computers I need to connect is in a different room – I have a laptop I would like to use in different rooms – do I have to use WiFi?

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Again, Wifi is still completely unnecessary. The best options for this is using two dLAN units (see FAQ #18), which can connect computers and laptops using the power circuitry in the building. The units are plugged into a standard power socket on the wall, and have a computer network port for attaching the laptop or computer to. Plug one into a socket near your router (see two FAQ points above if you are unsure whether you have a router or what one is) and connect it to the router with normal computer networking cable. The whole house should now be connected to the network, and you can use the other dLAN unit in any room you would like to use your laptop in – just plug it in, turn it on, and connect the laptop via computer networking cable. If you need to earth your laptop when plugged into the mains because of sensitivity to the high electric fields it causes, then you will also need to earth the laptop when connected to dLAN units.