topic Re: Sky extender and network switch in Broadband

Sky extender and network switch

G-star — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 18:59:30 GMT

To get good internet to an outbuilding, I am considering getting a cat6 cable to the room, I had some questions I thought the community could help with 🙏

- the Sky extenders have and Ethernet port, instead of getting a new router, would the extender act as a wifi router?

- if so, would it try and act as a hotspot or would having the Ethernet override the hotspot?

- does the sky extender work with a network switch?

thanks

Re: Sky extender and network switch

TimmyBGood — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 19:10:43 GMT

@G-star wrote:

- the Sky extenders have and Ethernet port, instead of getting a new router, would the extender act as a wifi router?

Q boosters, v1 Sky Broadband boosters and Max boosters have ethernet ports, v2 Sky Broadband boosters do not. They are not routers, and you would not want a router.

- if so, would it try and act as a hotspot or would having the Ethernet override the hotspot?

By definition a booster is a 'hotspot'

- does the sky extender work with a network switch?

Yes

Re: Sky extender and network switch

G-star — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 19:23:44 GMT

Thanks, so essentially I can connect via wifi to the extender once it's connected via Ethernet?

Re: Sky extender and network switch

TimmyBGood — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 20:31:09 GMT

@G-star

That's correct. Perhaps note that if you use Broadband Boost to request a booster there's no guarantee you wouldn't get a v2 without an ethernet port though, as that's the model likely to be in stock.