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wireless to wireless lan or somethin like that

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  • 05-03-2013 3:41pm
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    Beaver1
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    Im putting a play room into my shed at the end of the garden, is there some way that I can get my wireless router in my house to send a single to a wireless router in my shed so that I can plug in my xbox and ps3 into it, I tried a homeplug but it didnt work.


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    Torqay
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    You're looking for an outdoor WLAN repeater? Quiet expensive. Run a cable and be done with it. Cheaper and more reliable (can be up to 100m). Especially for online gaming where every millisecond counts. ;)


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    Beaver1
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    Torqay wrote: »
    You're looking for an outdoor WLAN repeater? Quiet expensive. Run a cable and be done with it. Cheaper and more reliable (can be up to 100m). Especially for online gaming where every millisecond counts. ;)
    cheers, if I run a cat 5 cable will the cold weather in the winter effect it


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    riclad
    Registered Users Posts: 8,184 ✭✭✭riclad


    http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopSearch.asp?CategoryID=336

    GET a home plug kit, that has wifi ,in the reciever,

    see link.
    Home plug reciever, ,must be on same ring as, sender unit,
    same electrical circuit,
    Get a kit 1 reciever ,with wifi on it,
    one sender.
    A 3bed house may have 2 or 3 ring circuits.depending on size of the house.
    or run ethernet cable, from the router,
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/CAT5e-ETHERNET-NETWORK-PATCH-CABLE/dp/B000IAJHQ0
    http://www.faculty-x.net/images/dia_hl105ew.gif

    There,s reciever unit,with wifi out, and ethernet out on it,
    handy for console, laptop setup.
    COLD weather wo,nt effect cable ,unless its torn, or ripped at some point.


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    Torqay
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    Beaver1 wrote: »
    cheers, if I run a cat 5 cable will the cold weather in the winter effect it

    If you want use regular cable outdoors, you should run it through a conduit and bury it (5-10"). Or look for special outdoor CAT6 cable, a 100m drum costs around 50 yoyos.


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    Beaver1
    Registered Users Posts: 555 ✭✭✭Beaver1


    riclad wrote: »
    http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopSearch.asp?CategoryID=336

    GET a home plug kit, that has wifi ,in the reciever,

    see link.
    Home plug reciever, ,must be on same ring as, sender unit,
    same electrical circuit,
    Get a kit 1 reciever ,with wifi on it,
    one sender.
    A 3bed house may have 2 or 3 ring circuits.depending on size of the house.
    or run ethernet cable, from the router,
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/CAT5e-ETHERNET-NETWORK-PATCH-CABLE/dp/B000IAJHQ0
    http://www.faculty-x.net/images/dia_hl105ew.gif

    There,s reciever unit,with wifi out, and ethernet out on it,
    handy for console, laptop setup.
    COLD weather wo,nt effect cable ,unless its torn, or ripped at some point.
    the shed is an old workshed and has a separate fuseboard from the house is there a homeplug that will work like that,


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    Beaver1
    Registered Users Posts: 555 ✭✭✭Beaver1


    Torqay wrote: »
    If you want use regular cable outdoors, you should run it through a conduit and bury it (5-10"). Or look for special outdoor CAT6 cable, a 100m drum costs around 50 yoyos.
    I have ordinary cat5 cable, will that do the job


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    Torqay
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    Beaver1 wrote: »
    I have ordinary cat5 cable, will that do the job

    Yes, but... ;)

    You should run it through a conduit, try your local DIY store.

    99424775.jpg


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    Beaver1
    Registered Users Posts: 555 ✭✭✭Beaver1


    Torqay wrote: »
    Yes, but... ;)

    You should run it through a conduit, try your local DIY store.

    99424775.jpg
    cheers


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    clintondaly
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    Just buy a WiFi repeater


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    Torqay
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    clintondaly wrote: »
    Just buy a WiFi repeater

    He'll need more than just a repeater if he wants to connect a router in the shed to his home network. An outdoor WLAN bridge doesn't come cheap.


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    heroics
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    If you are going to have more than 1 device in the shed you will need a switch anyway. You can try and get a wireless repeater that will do both depending on the range between house and shed this may be fine. I used one with and external antennea which I mounted outside and it was fine.

    However I would agree with the posts above and just run a network cable to the shed. It will be better for the gaming. You can also add an additional wireless access point in the shed and then any other wireless devices (tablets, iphones, laptops) will work fine there as well


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    riclad
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    most routers have 4 connectors,for ethernet .you COULD simply run a long extension lead ,from the house,
    or get one of these,
    http://www.diy.com/nav/fix/electrical/switches-sockets/outdoor-switches-sockets/Diall-1-Gang-13A-Socket-With-External-Switch-12608708
    attach , to internal esb network,same one router is on.
    I think its easier to just get a long ethernet cable,
    shed has its own fusebox, so homeplug doesnt work.
    it would need to be waterproof ,re new lead.
    or placed into a simple pipe, or plastic
    duct .


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