extending Internet access

[Awlknottedup]

I am looking for a wireless way to extend Internet from the house to the shop. Distance is about 120' and I have a good line of sight.

 

[Fullers Farmalls]

You can try some of those wireless signal boosters. Used to use one for my cell phone to boost the signal. Might be able to find one for wireless. I'm not sure though. Just thinking out loud here.

 

[Ohio88]

Use an external antenna on your existing wireless device and do the same with a router at your shop. We had one working for several years back when the best out was wireless G. The distance was over 300 feet.

 

[Hobo,NC]

BTDT never was happy... I would (I did) use my tractor to dig in 3/4" black plastic pipe then pull cat 5 cable thru the pipe...
I have cable internet in the house and shot it to the shop about the distance you are on the cat 5 and hit 66mbps download speed and 4.5 on the upload side... Life is good....

My shop is metal if you have a wood shop YMMV...

 

[JDemaris]

Lots of wireless repeaters around to do that job.

I got rid of our satellite Internet service and switched over to Verizon MiFi. Works great with all 6 of our computers and silly little hand-held devices. In the shop, on the road, out in the woods, etc.

 

[JMOR]

(quoted from post at 20:20:01 11/19/14) I am looking for a wireless way to extend Internet from the house to the shop. Distance is about 120' and I have a good line of sight.

will watch with interest, as I have tried wireless routers in my house, from $50 up to $400and never have had satisfactory results over just the insides of my house! After more than a half dozen different units and brands and various locations, you can appreciate that my opinion of them is very low.. Best of luck.

 

[John T]

Often at RV Parks there's a cheap baseline router say in the office or clubhouse, no external antenna or anything. Over the years I have used 2 or 3 different long range wireless WiFi USB adapter antennas (something like that, I forget the exact terminology, it and info is out in the RV) AND THEY ALL WORKED GREAT NO PROBLEMS. For example the laptops built in internal antenna may see the signal and register say 2 bars of signal strength, but when I plug in the wireless USB adapter antenna I pull 4 to 5 bars. I forget the make and model of my current one (its out in the cold RV), but it was the highest rated gain I could find at the time.

Try a search E Bay and elsewhere for Long Range WiFI USB Adapter Antennas (or something like that, I forget) and you will find all you want. Again, I pulled in signals off a cheap office router that had only that little 3 inch antenna on its back, no big or extra or external antennas or boosters or anything there at the office.

NOTE The one I have now I place outside the RV on a pole and it has a 15 ft cable with a USB plug on the end WORKS GREAT

John T

 

[huntingreen2day2]

I have a Link Sys with big rabbit ears on it receiving a wireless signal from my house and it works great in the shop which is a metal pole barn type building. 1oo feet from the house. Sits right above the entry door.

 

[Jack-Iowa]

if the electric from the house also goes to the shop
you can try ethernet if power lines.plug one in the house connected to router and plug the other in the shop into whatever you want to use. I run like this as wifi does not like the metal and it works great.
but if you have a sep electric service it won't work.

 

[john *.?-!.* cub owner]

I had the same problem. My shop was in range, about 100+ feet, but the metal building killed the signal. I solved it by buying one of these plus a cheap outside antenna. The center antenna is the one that talks to the router, so my outside antenna hooks up in it's place, and the other 2 provide my WI-FI inside the shop. Been using it about 1 1/2 years with no problem.

http://www.amazon.com/Hawking-Techn...5503&sr=1-2&keywords=hawking+repeater

 

[big fred]

I have pretty much the same situation. I looked into Wi-Fi extenders and eventually came to the conclusion that putting in a direct burial Cat-5 cable was the right answer, with a Wi-Fi router at the shop. Since it's just a low voltage Cat-5, you don't need to worry about code requirements for burial depth. Since we don't have hard freezes to any great depth here, I just buried the underground portions about 4 inches, and most of it is simply fastened to the underside of a fence rail (Buried where I have gates in the fence). I got the direct burial Cat-5 from Amazon, about $60 for 175 ft.

 

[JMOR]

(quoted from post at 22:46:47 11/19/14) Often at RV Parks there's a cheap baseline router say in the office or clubhouse, no external antenna or anything. Over the years I have used 2 or 3 different long range wireless WiFi USB adapter antennas (something like that, I forget the exact terminology, it and info is out in the RV) AND THEY ALL WORKED GREAT NO PROBLEMS. For example the laptops built in internal antenna may see the signal and register say 2 bars of signal strength, but when I plug in the wireless USB adapter antenna I pull 4 to 5 bars. I forget the make and model of my current one (its out in the cold RV), but it was the highest rated gain I could find at the time.

Try a search E Bay and elsewhere for Long Range WiFI USB Adapter Antennas (or something like that, I forget) and you will find all you want. Again, I pulled in signals off a cheap office router that had only that little 3 inch antenna on its back, no big or extra or external antennas or boosters or anything there at the office.

NOTE The one I have now I place outside the RV on a pole and it has a 15 ft cable with a USB plug on the end WORKS GREAT

John T

aybe? the difference is that in your case, you are going mostly thru open air & in my case I'm trying to pass a signal thru 5 or 6 wall & sometimes a ceiling & floor? My success has been poor to p!$$ poor. Of course, I recognize that the originator here is wanting to pass mostly thru free air.

 

[howdy1960]

Heck I can't get my laptop to access the wireless internet with router only a foot away.

 

[big fred]

Is the wireless switch on the laptop turned on?

 

[John T]

Yep my receiving antenna is placed outdoors pointed towards the Community Building (or office depends on my site) and the community building is entirely metal siding clad and a metal roof but I still get like twice the signal using my antenna.

John T

 

[howdy1960]

My computer guy used it at his house when he installed new operating system so I'm guessing yes.

 

[MarkinOhio]

I had the same problem, metal barn with no windows about 100 feet from the house. This unit was installed 3 years ago and works great. The company is also great to work with. Note that an outside antenna is not included with this kit. Must be purchased separately from them.
http://www.jefatech.com/product/BRIDGE-KIT
JefaTech

 

[Fred Werring]

Ubiquiti NanoStation loco M2 2.4GHz Indoor/Outdoor airMax 8dBi CPE

This mounts on the outside of my house, pointed towards my shop about 200 ft away. Got metal walls inside and out .

The signal gets weaker at the farthest corner, but my shop puter is set up at the closest corner, works fine.

The link is to Amazon, where I bought mine. Good place to check out reviews, anyway.

Fred
Amazon