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My wife is complaining about wifi connection in house. I have cable

internet with the main modem and router upstairs. I was thinking of trying to run ethernet to my wife's downstairs computer and I have several connected but unused coax wall outlets. Can a run a second ethernet off of one of those outlets? What is the best way to do this? I don't know much about networking set-up, so i'd prefer plug and play if possible. Thanks
[Post edited by HokieDiver at 07/30/2020 12:26AM]

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