Blackbart Posted May 26, 2016 Member ID: 51 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 342 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 1.11 Reputation: 3766 Achievement Points: 45818 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 06/26/1949 Share Posted May 26, 2016 My shop building is about 350' from the house...I want to be able to use my laptop there but run out of signal at about 300'...I have been reading about wifi extenders and how they can reach any room in a house but haven't read anywhere about them extending to outside structures...will an extender work for what I want and if so what would be a good one to get? Smurf|NL and hxtr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
bds1961 Posted May 26, 2016 Member ID: 1213 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 19 Topic Count: 172 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 5350 Content Per Day: 1.03 Reputation: 13966 Achievement Points: 47158 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 174 Joined: 03/04/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 10/11/1961 Device: iPad Share Posted May 26, 2016 (edited) At one point in my system I had a weak signal through my house. I use Asus routers with wifi. They made a extender that I added to my system and it worked great. Not sure what the range was but it could have been placed quite a ways from the router with a extension cable. Check the manufacturer of the router you are losing and see if they make one for it. Mine hardwired to it Edited May 26, 2016 by bds1961 Blackbart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
hxtr Posted May 26, 2016 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 3.16 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129713 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted May 26, 2016 My shop building is about 350' from the house...I want to be able to use my laptop there but run out of signal at about 300'...I have been reading about wifi extenders and how they can reach any room in a house but haven't read anywhere about them extending to outside structures...will an extender work for what I want and if so what would be a good one to get? Do you run a subpanel off the main house Bart or are you direct to the pole? Why I ask if a sub panel then you can get these and run your network over the power lines. TP-LINK TL-WPA4220KIT Advanced 300Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender, Repeater, AV500 Powerline Edition, Wi-Fi Clone Button, 2 LAN Portshttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704197 Blackbart, EDD THE DUCK and NostradewmusXI 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf|NL Posted May 26, 2016 Member ID: 1678 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 55 Topic Count: 82 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1469 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 1021 Achievement Points: 10373 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/10/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 03:29 PM Birthday: 09/29/1958 Device: Windows Share Posted May 26, 2016 My shop building is about 350' from the house...I want to be able to use my laptop there but run out of signal at about 300'...I have been reading about wifi extenders and how they can reach any room in a house but haven't read anywhere about them extending to outside structures...will an extender work for what I want and if so what would be a good one to get? Look at this http://www.trustedreviews.com/best-wifi-extenders_round-up Blackbart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
EDD THE DUCK Posted May 26, 2016 Member ID: 375 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 92 Topic Count: 385 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 4065 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 7844 Achievement Points: 37160 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 45 Joined: 09/13/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 10 Birthday: 06/01/1970 Device: iPhone Share Posted May 26, 2016 I use the powerlink extender . I have a cabin in garden with the electric connected to main fuse board , I plugged one into wall socket and connected it to router then I put one in the loft and one with wifi in the cabin . I now have wireless Internet right down to bottom of my garden running at 50mb . The loft room one is not wifi but has a wired connection . This I just use for my work pc as the house wifi works there already . I wish I had fitted them sooner they are great hxtr and Blackbart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Labob Posted May 26, 2016 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8276 Content Per Day: 1.54 Reputation: 5995 Achievement Points: 53698 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 4 hours ago Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Android Share Posted May 26, 2016 I use power line extenders tplink got 3 of them for the tv's they work great Blackbart, EDD THE DUCK and hxtr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Ruggerxi Posted May 26, 2016 Member ID: 6 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 184 Topic Count: 2827 Topics Per Day: 0.53 Content Count: 11876 Content Per Day: 2.21 Reputation: 12961 Achievement Points: 106456 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 123 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 17 hours ago Birthday: 08/25/1976 Device: iPhone Share Posted May 26, 2016 Do you have cable internet? Do you have cable out in your shop? Blackbart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Mule Posted May 26, 2016 Member ID: 390 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 410 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 4251 Content Per Day: 0.79 Reputation: 3050 Achievement Points: 35625 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 25 Birthday: 05/08/1959 Device: Windows Share Posted May 26, 2016 Get some pigeon's and tie note's to there feet very cheep! Blackbart and EDD THE DUCK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
hxtr Posted May 26, 2016 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 3.16 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129713 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted May 26, 2016 Get some pigeon's and tie note's to there feet very cheep! do you know how many bits it takes to make a byte? 8.. that means it would take 24 pigeons just to say "!fu" bds1961, Mule, Blackbart and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDD THE DUCK Posted May 26, 2016 Member ID: 375 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 92 Topic Count: 385 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 4065 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 7844 Achievement Points: 37160 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 45 Joined: 09/13/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 10 Birthday: 06/01/1970 Device: iPhone Share Posted May 26, 2016 Yum pigeon pie Mule and Blackbart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
JohnnyNashville Posted May 26, 2016 Member ID: 25938 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 21 Topic Count: 343 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 1493 Content Per Day: 0.58 Reputation: 284 Achievement Points: 13299 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/17/17 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 25, 2022 Birthday: 08/08/1961 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I use power line extenders tplink got 3 of them for the tv's they work great Yeah I have some of those... not using them. If the shop power is connected to your house power you should be able to run internet out to your shop. If your interested I will find them and send you some pictures, make and model. PM me. nj Blackbart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PimpedOutPete Posted May 26, 2016 Member ID: 174 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 129 Topic Count: 387 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 14888 Content Per Day: 2.77 Reputation: 7829 Achievement Points: 91103 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 52 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Online Last Seen: 9 minutes ago Birthday: 04/23/1970 Device: Macintosh Share Posted May 26, 2016 Problem with an extender is you need to install it at a midpoint from the where the original signal is, to the the point where u need it. Like rugged mentioned. Is it cable? Blackbart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Blackbart Posted May 26, 2016 Member ID: 51 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 342 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 1.11 Reputation: 3766 Achievement Points: 45818 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 06/26/1949 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 Do you run a subpanel off the main house Bart or are you direct to the pole? Why I ask if a sub panel then you can get these and run your network over the power lines. TP-LINK TL-WPA4220KIT Advanced 300Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender, Repeater, AV500 Powerline Edition, Wi-Fi Clone Button, 2 LAN Portshttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704197 The power to the shop has it's own meter/power line from the pole... Do you have cable internet? Do you have cable out in your shop? No cable, My internet is fiber optic direct to the house...I get it from the local phone company and it would be costly to have it run to the shop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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