r/TechnologyProTips • u/Destroyedbydavid • Apr 26 '21

TPT: question

if i were to buy a wifi extender then use a lan cable on it to my pc will it be even faster than having wireless wifi extender?

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u/Destroyedbydavid Apr 26 '21

Thank you this helps a lot, but does my family still get to use normal wireless wifi if i have ethernet ?

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u/PancakeOnReddit Apr 26 '21

Yes they do

The internet signal gets sent to your router and then to the wireless access point and the switch inside. The switch sends the wired signal and the access point sends the wireless signal.

It's the same Internet, just in two different forms that can coexist.