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I have a pretty old d-link router with Virgin, which doesn't enable me to get wifi through the whole of the house - despite playing with all the settings and boosting the signal to the max. I have historically got around the problem with ring main adapters/homeplugs. However, since most of the family now have smartphones (and our house seems to be in a crap area for O2 internet reception) and laptops, I want to improve the wifi coverage in the house.

I know little about networking, but have been struggling through the internet trying to see what might be a cheap and simple solution.  I was thinking about this:

http://www.ebuyer.com/169923-tenda-wireless-n150-access-point-router-extender-w311r-

and combining it with this:

http://www.ebuyer.com/132456-tenda-5-port-10-100-switch-s105

I thought that I could then have:
- Virgin router (802.11g/b) in my study wired into a homeplug
- Homeplug in room at other side of house linked into 5 port switch
- 5 port switch linked to Xbox and router extender
- Extender then provides wireless access (802.11n/g/b) in a part of the house where I only currently get intermittent wifi

My questions are:

1. Is my logic sound and will it work?
2. Is this the best way to go ?
3. Is there another piece of kit I should get instead? (Mixed reviews on this stuff saying its hard to set up)

Any suggestions ?

Sounds right to me. I did similar for my old dear, albeit I just used a TP-Link access point/repeater thing. Setting that up was a doddle.

I use a dlink extender which uses your electrical loom to send broadband signals....it uses Ethernet though....you can now get the same thing for wireless too.

Used it for years now.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004KPLKO6/ref=nosim/?tag=hotukdeals-21

I looked at that and then thought it might be prudent to go for the £15 Tenda option rather than the £54 D Link