Ethernet connection to wifi booster problem

[polly1316]

I have SkyQ, Sky router, Sky wifi booster and 2 mini boxes and Sky Broadband Ultrafast Plus. We had our PS5 connected to the Sky wifi booster by ethernet cable. Sky engineer visited because 1 mini box was not working properly and said only Sky equipment should be connected to the wifi booster and it was probably causing the mini box freezing problem. Now of course my son is complaining that now the PS5 is wifi only it is not performing when he is playing his games even though on my laptop the speed in the room is about 100mbps. If I get a wifi extender and connect it to the PS5 by ethernet will this boost PS5 perfomance. Sorry to be so long winded. Regards Paul.

[jamesn123]

@polly1316 

Not sure what the engineer is talking about, you can connect anything you like to the Sky booster via ethernet because it just acts as a WiFi bridge. 

[polly1316]

Thank you very much for your reply.

In fairness to the engineer he showed me on his tablet a sky document to enginners specifically saying only sky products should be attached to the sky wifi booster. He said this was the reason the nearest mini box was freezing. I am a 74 year old pensioner so not very techie and i purchased the faster internet thinking it would stop my son from shouting and complaining about his PS5 performance. The new much faster wifi without the ethernet connection is a disaster. Will a wifi extender placed near the PS5 solve the issue?

[jamesn123 · Accepted solution]

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@polly1316 wrote:

The new much faster wifi without the ethernet connection is a disaster. Will a wifi extender placed near the PS5 solve the issue?

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No it will likely make it worse if anything. WiFi isnt magic and if you keep trying to boost/repeat it via extenders it just ends up getting worse.

Your best options would be to run an ethernet cable directly from the Sky router or look into using powerline adapters which use your electrical wiring to carry the ethernet signal. 

[polly1316]

Got TP-Link powerline adapters.  problem solved thank you for you help and advice.

[Madjacks007]

@polly1316 hope you are well. I have similar issues - which of the TP-Link powerline adapters did you get and is it doing the job.

Regards

Laura

[polly1316]

We got the  TP-Link TL-PA8033PKIT AV1300 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough 2x2 MIMO Powerline Adapter Starter Kit from Amazon.  It has solved the problem no more shouting from upstairs about lag and other problems.  Important to get the one with the passthrough socket so you dont loose a plug socket.

[Madjacks007]

@polly1316 Thank you will look into it.

[Daz1212]

Just to add that i have a Q Mini and have connected the network out from the Q mini to a 6 way splitter and power my pc, shield, ps5 and tv all from the Q Mini box and it never misses a beat...

[PaddleboardX]

question I work from home need to use an Ethernet cable but the annoyance of cable through out the house if I connected it to the Skyq mini would this act as WiFi for my desktop pc 

[Chrisee]

@PaddleboardX yes you can use a Q mini as a wifi to ethernet bridge but note speeds you get will depend on the wifi feed to the Q mini.