I don't have a deep background on this, but based on what you described I *think* that what you're looking for is called a "wireless bridge". This is the opposite of an access point.
When doing an Amazon search, one of the items that came up is primarily used as a wifi signal booster, but also has an Ethernet port. https://www.amazon.ca/TP-Link-AC1900-Range-Extender-RE550/dp/B08TLT65WM/ref=sr_1_13 Another simply advertises itself as a wifi to ethernet adapter: https://www.amazon.ca/BrosTrend-Ethernet-Universal-Adapter-Wireless/dp/B093GZLKPH/ref=sr_1_7 Do either of these come close to meeting your needs? Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada @evanleibovitch / @el56 On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 7:34 PM Karen Lewellen via talk <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi James, > fine questions. > First, there is no other tenet here, its a private home, my apartment is > in the basement, and honestly? I saw more than a few rental unites that > advertised as all inclusive, i. e. providing internet as a part of the > rent just like some provide utilities. > Speaking personally, I wonder how rogers enforced that rule? > willing to share the models of those units so I can search for them? > > > > On Thu, 13 Apr 2023, James Knott via talk wrote: > > > On 2023-04-13 18:13, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote: > >> Hi wise souls, > >> I hope I ask this question clearly, as it may be hard to picture. > >> My new landlord is including Internet in my rent, all the more > motivation > >> to find a solution. > >> he has bell, fibe for home, which includes things like Internet, but is > >> not very aware of unique methods of using the Internet, like Ethernet > >> connections. > >> for the past year I have quite easily used fibe connections with my > main > >> machine, so I feel sure this may be more about distance than anything > >> else. > >> There is no physical modem in my apartment. Instead, I have a set of > two > >> adapter I got from the source a few years back. > >> they plug into the wall, have a single Ethernet jack, and when the > other > >> item is connected to the modem via the same method, I can use the > >> network, no extra software involved. > >> The problem we are having though is that for unexplained reasons I > loose > >> internet access, sometimes for minutes, sometimes for several hours at > a > >> time. > >> My first thought was that perhaps the service upstairs thinks i am a > >> threat, but again my new landlord has no idea how to check for this. > >> To be forthright the Internet shakiness is becoming a major factor for > me > >> personally, I still have no land line, doing a great deal of work with > >> resources on line, like reach my office email. > >> Leading me to the question. > >> given adapter like the one I am using now existed, think 2017 or > 2018, I > >> am guessing comparative ones exist that allow the Ethernet connection > to > >> tap into a wireless network. > >> By which I mean, there will be no need for the adapter to be > physically > >> connected to the service modem, the adapter can draw upon the wireless > >> resources, while still providing say a single Ethernet jack. > >> Anyone know of such an adapter? > >> amazon Canada would be wonderful as I have a gift card balance just > now. > >> If confusing, ask questions that make it easier to follow, my main > >> computer uses Ethernet only, I have no wireless resources whatsoever. > >> Thanks, > >> Karen > > Yes, it is possible to do that with WiFi. I have a couple of portable > > routers that will do that. However, another issue is by sharing > Internet > > service, your landlord might be violating his terms of service with his > > ISP. For example, here's something that's prohibited on Rogers. I > expect > > Bell will have something similar. > > > > "use the Services for anything other than your own personal > > purposes (such as reselling the Services, providing Internet > > access or any other feature of the Services to any third party) or > > share or transfer your Services without our express consent" > > > > So, if your landlord has personal service for his home and shares it > with > > tenants, he would be violating this. > > > > Also, what privacy protection would you have, to keep him or the other > tenant > > off your network? Typically, you'd use a router. > > --- > > Post to this mailing list [email protected] > > Unsubscribe from this mailing list > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > > >--- > Post to this mailing list [email protected] > Unsubscribe from this mailing list > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk >
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