DJP Update April 16, 2020 – 1- A simple way to increase speed in your WiFi with this amazing invention. 2- My new book is now being delivered despite COVID-19 plus a READER MEETS AUTHOR session April 30.
1- If you need faster speed for WiFi, this is one answer: Powerline adapter.
Our modem and router for Cox cable WiFi are in 2nd floor library. Fast WiFi speed there of 100 Mbps or more download. But in other parts of house slow or absence. Installed 2 Nighthawk Extenders, one in 1st floor den and one on 3rd floor in converted attic for writing and photography. First floor den works fine for Internet speed but still problems on 3rd floor and other parts of house. To check the speech of your WiFi, download an app such as Net Analyzer or Speedtest or you just can go directly go website of Speedtest: https://www.speedtest.net
I asked Bart Colosino, my webmaster, about new modem and router models (mine are very old) and he recomnended some but suggested I try the Powerline Adapters for Ethernet first. However, I do not have wall ethernet jacks. The Powerline adapters solve the problem.
I bought two “XyXEL Pass-Thru Ethernet Adapters HD Powerline Adapters 2000” from Amazon and they are amazing. Connect ethernet cable to back of router in one of the ethernet ports and other end into Powerline device that plugs into electrical wall socket. (Bart and the company cautioned not to use a circuit breaker between device and wall socket. That slows speed down a lot.)
Installation took only a few minutes. Takes 2 seconds at each device to activate encryption by holding one button for 2 seconds and then same button on other device for 2 seconds. Do this simple encryption connection in the same room. Then you leave one of the devices in the electrical outlet connected with ethernet cable to the router. The other device can be plugged into any electrical outlet in any room in the house. Amazing invention!
Then connect ethernet cable to computer and it works! Turn off wifi on computer and the wire connection takes over.
Internet speed on 3rd floor went from absence or 5 Mbps download to 127 Mbps download! The connection is traveling via the electrical wires in the house. No need to install ethernet cabling inside walls.
Price for a set of 2 with electrical connection on outside is $84.99 at AMAZON. Link showing device and more information: https://www.amazon.com/Pass-Thru-Ethernet-Adapter-Powerline-PLA5456KIT/dp/B0173CGWFY/ref=sr_1_10?dchild=1&keywords=powerline+ethernet+adapter+2000&qid=1586991469&sr=8-10
I recommend that you get CAT8 version of ethernet cable to connect from Powerline device to your computer. If you have a newer model of Apple Mac computer with the Thunderbolt 3 ports and no ethernet port, just get an accessory adapter that has Thunderbolt 3 on one end and ethernet port on other end. That is what I did for my 2018 MacBook Pro 13”. On my 2009 MacBook Pro 15” there is an ethernet port on it.
A link to a connecting cable to connect ethernet cable to MacBook Thunderbolt 3 port: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077KXY71Q/ref=sspa_dk_detail_2?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B077KXY71Q&pd_rd_w=XLnr6&pf_rd_p=48d372c1-f7e1-4b8b-9d02-4bd86f5158c5&pd_rd_wg=gjg9b&pf_rd_r=QBYWWXG4P8JKN7J6ZN0B&pd_rd_r=ea962571-3f6e-482e-b686-2f29e674a48a&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExNk84RVFLSlMzV1BUJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwOTUxNjYwSUtHRjJYMzAwR1pYJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA3NTk3MjYxUUlPRk5DUDFZSFZJJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfZGV0YWlsJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
For an illustration how this Powerline invention works, go to these two links:
Here is a YouTube video that explains the Powerline technology:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1SpY1vwEIJI
Plus an article from ZyXEL:
https://www.zyxel.com/us/en/products_services/2000-Mbps-HomePlug-AV2-Powerline-Pass-Thru-2-Port-Gigabit-Ethernet-Adapter-PLA5456/
Please let me know if you find this type of information about gadgets of value.
2- My new book, A LEADER’S GUIDE TO GIVING A MEMORABLE SPEECH, published April 7, is now being delivered in the print edition following delay because of COVID-19. Friends wrote that Amazon delivered the print copy of the book this week. The electronic versions, Amazon’s KINDLE and Barnes & Noble’s NOOK etc. have been available since April 7. I completed my video casting studio with a lot of help from Robin! It is in the 2nd floor library of our home. I have some high-tech equipment and the audio and high definition are great. With the new fast speed connection of ethernet to Internet, there should not be any lag in image. Plan to use ZOOM as the connection software but also can use SKYPE if studio requires it. Will use this equipment for interviews and for teaching at Tulane Medical School. And yes, if you enjoy my book, please write a great review on Amazon, etc. My next book may be the journey to publishing a book and dealing with all of the drama to get the book recognized after publication, especially after a pandemic! Just kidding! Before I depart this Earth, I believe I have one novel in me, a suspense thriller!
UPCOMING SOUTHERN INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS ALLIANCE (SIBA) Live Video Meeting READER MEETS AUTHOR featuring my book on April 30 at 3 pm Central (4 pm Eastern). Connection information will be available from Garden District Book Shop soon for those who wish to attend the ZOOM meeting. Their phone number in New Orleans is 504-895-2266 for more information. They can send you the connection link and password by email after you register. If you don’t have ZOOM, don’t worry. It can download instantly when you sign up for a ZOOM meeting. ZOOM recently updated all of its security measures. I will use my new videocasting studio to discuss my book and answer questions.
Thanks for your time!
Stay safe. Stay well.
Donald
Donald J. Palmisano, MD, JD, FACS
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