I have a computer that has wifi 6E. I have a router that has wifi 6E. I have the computer attached via cat 6a cable to the router. When I start the computer, it connects to an SSID ending in 6G. it does the same when I also have the router connected to my Internet gateway via a cat 6a cable. All good here except I have wires running across entryways.
I am trying to use Powerline adapters to bring Internet to my router. When I connect the internet to the router via Powerline my computer boots up with an SSID that ends in 5G and isn’t one assigned to my 6E router. Oddly, it matches a router that used to be connected to my gateway and is now disconnected and turned off. Why?
My goal was to connect the internet and the PC to the router using Powerline adapters. When I tested the powerline adapters, I got around 200 mbps on outlets in same room and around 100 mbps on outlets in adjacent rooms. I was going to see if the internet connection would be adequate for my quest 3 PCVR gaming before I tried them for the PC connection. The quest3 doesn’t see the same SSID that the PC has when I use Powerline and so it can’t link to the PC. I don’t really want 5G anyway. When everything is hard wired, it works great. The PC and quest3 are both attached to the SSID ending in 6G.
Equipment: AT&T fiber with a Nokia modem and BGW210 gateway
MSI Aegis RS Gaming Desktop: Intel Core i7-13700KF, RTX 4070, 32GB DDR5, 2TB M.2 NVMe, Liquid Cooling, WiFi 6E, Keyboard & Mouse, DIY Friendly, Windows 11 Home-Adv: 13NUE-450US,Black
TP-Link Powerline Ethernet Adapter Starter Kit - AV1000 Gigabit Port, Plug&Play, Ethernet Over Power, Nano Size, Ideal for Smart TV, Online Gaming, Wired Connection Only (TL-PA7017 KIT)
TP-Link AXE5400 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Router (Archer AXE75)- Gigabit Wireless Internet, ax Router for Gaming, VPN Router, OneMesh, WPA3
The 6G is a full router. I tried to follow some instructions to make it an access point by turning off DCPH server and that broke everything. I couldn’t even find a way to log onto the router again so I did a factory reset.
Before I started this project this morning, I tested the Powerline adapters by connecting one to the gateway and connecting the other to the PC. I did speed tests to see what speeds outlets had. I also tested the third cable I planned to use.
I made sure I had a starting set up that also worked before I added the powerline adapters. I made sure the PCVR worked on the quest 3 before I added the powerline adapters. When I added them and it didn’t work, I tried shutting everything down so I could start them up in order. It still didn’t work. That’s when I noticed it had a different name appearing for internet on the PC even though it had a direct line to the router.