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Will powerline be more reliable than wireless backhaul (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by clay_not_found@alien.top to c/homenetworking@selfhosted.forum

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Long story short, I'm trying to upgrade my parents network and I'm looking for something that will just work reliably because the current google nest wifi they have is terrible and disconnects and has to be reset all the time (almost daily basis). I know running ethernet cables is the best option and I would have loved to install a ubiquiti system, but I can't for various reasons. I found the tp link deco px50 which uses powerline as the backhaul instead of wireless which is advertises improved speeds, but they don't need faster speeds. My only concern is the reliability, will appliances or other devices interfere with it? I'm not concerned with any speed benefit because they only pay for 400mbps symmetric fiber and never need more that 100mbps to a device. Thoughts on the px50 and using powerline as a mesh backhaul? TIA

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[–] Status_Mechanic@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Wireless backhaul works fine if you put the extenders in place before the WiFi turns to trash (roughly neg 60-70db).

Pretty much everything plugged into the outlets bothers Powerline. Refrigerators, microwaves, ovens are probably the worst. Even using outlets on different breakers bothers it.