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Need some WiFi broadcasting help!!

747mopar

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I'm getting really tired of my weak to non existent WiFi in the garage but what to do? I bought one of those boxes that amps up the signal but it didn't do a great job, I was told to move it to the garage then the damn thing became impossible to get back online! My garage is all metal and about 150-200ft from the house, if I have to I'll run a cable but that will be a real bear with limited access into or around the house so I'd like to avoid it.

What's really aggrevating is the junction point for my house and neighbor is right behind the garage... I'm told they can't run a second line??

I just would love to have music and access to all you knuckle heads without walking around outside to pick up a signal!
Any tech savy guys amongst you?
 
I bought a cat6 cable with ends on ebay, 250' if I remember correctly. they come in various lengths of course, mine is "direct burial", but in the spirit of overkill, I ran it through plastic conduit anyway.......... not sure what the limitations are distance wise, but mine works great. I connected one end to the modem/router in the house and connected the other end to a router in the shop. Not only do I have internet, but I bought a smart TV and a Roku stick. I can put the TV anywhere in the shop as the only wire is the power cord...... lovin it!

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I used something like this to my poolhouse. Here is a link: https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Powe...521661777&sr=8-3&keywords=wifi+power+extender

But be warned. They say plug the home unit in any outlet, but the fine print in the instructions say the home unit works best when it is plugged into the same electrical circuit as the far unit. This is what I had to do, but it works great 100 feet away for me. The home station had to be wired to the router with an Ethernet cable as it wasn’t wireless. Not sure about the one that Amazon is selling (read all the specs before you order one).
 
Call your internet supplier and complain about the modem and ask for a new one. The signal does deteriorate over time as do the wired connections.

In my case I could run a 20 foot cable to my android box and it would work fine but the same cable to the computer wouldn't deliver a signal. The problem is the modem.

A second line would mean a second modem and additional charge.
 
Ok, this probably a stupid question, when we built our shop 14 years ago I buried a phone line I think was called a Cat5 or Cat6 cable. I don’t use it anymore, could that be hooked to our router in the house and to a router in the shop to get internet access? Probably 250 maybe 300 feet.
 
Yes. CAT5/6 runs for network drops can be up to 100M. Anything over that needs hardware or fiber.

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WiFI boosters aren't my favorite. You either need to run a cable and put another WiFi node on your garage network or get a Yagi or Ubiquity type setup that's point to point wireless. These take the network from the house and push it professionally to another building. Typically 1000' line of site and will carry up to 1GB. 100MB is all you probably need. These options are not cheap but they work and are reliable.

I'm building a detached garage this spring and it will have a CAT6 run to the garage off my router. Once it hits the garage I'll have a 4 port switch with an access point on it. Not too expensive since the ground will be opened up already.
 
Also if your garage is sheeted in metal you will get little to no penetration from the outside.
 
PRND21 said:
Ok, this probably a stupid question, when we built our shop 14 years ago I buried a phone line I think was called a Cat5 or Cat6 cable. I don’t use it anymore, could that be hooked to our router in the house and to a router in the shop to get internet access? Probably 250 maybe 300 feet.
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That would be the max. distance for CAT5 but it should work. Do you know how to terminate the cable? You'll need RJ45 connectors and the correct crimping tool...there are tutorials out there regarding "twisted pair connection's".
 
like I said...... I have a 250' cat6 and my internet flies....... tunes, videos, streaming TV, posting from shop right now........... I was whacking my bird without it :jackoff:
 
Lionized said:
That would be the max. distance for CAT5 but it should work. Do you know how to terminate the cable? You'll need RJ45 connectors and the correct crimping tool...there are tutorials out there regarding "twisted pair connection's".
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Interesting, I will look into this. Amazing what you can learn on this website. Thanks.
 
Lionized said:
That would be the max. distance for CAT5 but it should work. Do you know how to terminate the cable? You'll need RJ45 connectors and the correct crimping tool...there are tutorials out there regarding "twisted pair connection's".
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I've ran 100s of feet of CAT5 & 6 at work, no problem borrowing the crimper so that's not an issue. I was hoping for a different fix but I may just have to do it. My house is surrounded in retaining walls, concrete pads, has 3ft tall stone walls with a 10" thick poured basement then a drywalled basement making it a real PITA!
 
Cat6 is going to be your most reliable option. Max length is 300 ft.
 
Ruby67 said:
Cat6 is going to be your most reliable option. Max length is 300 ft.
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Wonder if being ran in conduit with a 220V service would affect it? I have 2" conduit from the basement to our service drop, beyond that it would be easy to run.
 
747mopar said:
Wonder if being ran in conduit with a 220V service would affect it? I have 2" conduit from the basement to our service drop, beyond that it would be easy to run.
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I wouldn't mix high and low volt stuff.
 
You are inside a metal box, your reception will be crap if at all, so you have two options, run a cable as suggested, or rig your wifi receiver/router/what ever device with the antenna outside of the garage so it can pickup the signal from your cable providers modem.
 
69L48Z27 said:
I wouldn't mix high and low volt stuff.
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I did some research after asking, Yeap seams to be a no no. Why in the world I didn't think of this when I was putting in my boiler lines is beyond me? That would have been perfect, there was a ditch all the way to the garage!!
 
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