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BigBody79

BigBody79

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There are a lot of you guys on here that are IT so I figured I'd give it a go in here.

I need hardware/software recommendations for LAN/Wifi

My In-Laws live in the house on the left.
They have time warner cable
We Live in the house on the right cannot get TWC
We currently can get wifi at our house from their house but it's spotty.

I would like to run a ethernet cable to our house and maybe to my shop. Bottom Right

What would I need?

Modem:
Routers:
Access Points:
Wifi Routers:
We also have a 1TB external hard drive that I'd like to share between all devices (phones/tablets/computers)
The whole shebang.

Water line runs in-between the houses down the dirt road so that may be a fun obstacle



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Have you tries signal boosters/repeaters placed in the right side of their house and left side of yours?
 
* Disclaimer: Not an IT guy. I've made a million miles of it though.

100 meter runs on LAN cables is recommended max run (328 feet). If this is the way you want/can go I would run burial cable inside a flex pipe so you can replace it without digging up the line if something happens, plus it's another layer of protection.
 
I've had good luck using wireless repeaters in the past. I used one that I can't find anymore to broadcast a couple hundred feet. There was some signal degradation, but it was good enough for most things. I'd recommend they move their router closer to your house, then you pick up a good wifi "range extender." Read reviews, do some research, there's a bunch on the market. Put the extender in a spot where you get good signal and it should blanket the house for you. I'm currently using a $10 extender to get signal in my shop from a neighbor. When it works, it's great, but the signal coming from them is weak and drops out sometimes.
 
Currently using a hawking repeater. It drops a lot. It is more frustrating than it is worth. I want something that is going to work 100%. Been fairly disappointed with the Repeater set up.

Wi-Fi is in range for my laptop but not for mobile devices. It looks like I am within the 100 yard cat five requirement.
 
Direct burial CAT6 in a PVC tube ran off ran from one of the ports on your router from the main house to the other house. Get a router and turn off the DHCP when you connect it to the other end, change the IP address of the router so they don't collide. The other network gets its own wifi setup and piggy back's off the main setup. Basically look up using a router as an access point.

Really easy.

I do it for my garage.

Basically this -
 
DSM Turbos said:
Direct burial CAT6 in a PVC tube ran off ran from one of the ports on your router from the main house to the other house. Get a router and turn off the DHCP when you connect it to the other end, change the IP address of the router so they don't collide. The other network gets its own wifi setup and piggy back's off the main setup. Basically look up using a router as an access point.
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This. Basically how our house is set up internally.

Router #1 is connected to cable modem and acts as DHCP server and gateway. Cat 6 runs to router #2. #2 does not have DHCP, IP address is 192.168.0.2, same wifi SSID, same encryption type, same login/password, different channel. Plug the wire from router #1 into one of the other four ports on the back of router #2, not the one labeled for a gateway.

Bury a 3/4" PVC bell-end conduit between the houses and fish wire between them. Put the conduit together, then tie a piece of paper towel to the pull rope and use a shop vac to suck it to the opposite end of the conduit. Then use that to pull the cat 6. Cat 6 doesn't need to be direct bury if it's in conduit.
 
Heard of potential issues with lighting running cable from one to building to another. Fiber is an option but I would look at a repeater that has an outside antenna.
 
I repeat, do not buy a repeater.
 
Tradarcher said:
cantenna - Google Search

Seriously though I installed one of these at the field house of the high school where I work.
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Um, you posted a link to a Google search that results in pics of Pringle cans, and a video in Spanish.

Aside from that, we've all installed tons of crap over the years... that's the easy part. Does it perform reliably?

A good line of sight beaming signal is certainly a solid option, just tends to be expensive as they're more focused on corporate campus settings.


Sent from my HP-41C during a flashback to 1978.
 
Tradarcher said:
When we bought the WA5210G a few years ago it was $80. I see now that they are $180.

Reviews
Amazon.com: TP-LINK TL-WA5210G High Power Outdoor Wireless Access Point, 2.4GHz 54Mbps, 802.11g/b, 12dBi directional antenna, Passive POE: Computers & Accessories
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If you're looking for the obsolete G-standard unit, yeah. 3rd party only. The current model N-standard is only $70, though! This isn't the same brand, I think the one I used was a Buffalo, but it's the same idea. Outdoor access point.

Amazon.com: TP-LINK TL-WA7210N High Power Outdoor Wireless N150 Access Point, 2.4GHz 150Mbps, WISP/AP Router/AP, 12dBi antenna, Passive POE: Computers & Accessories
 
You can always buy some 8dB antennas for your router, too. All of ours are sporting 12" long ears for better coverage.
 
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