Home network setup
Mr. Perfect
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This post is an update to this poll.
I wanted to let y'all know what I did, as it might help some here, too.
Folks, I installed a wireless bridge! It was really pretty easy too and darned if isn't just a really wonderful solution for the situation too.
For those interested here is the equipment I got:
I also got a switch, but the model seems pretty trivial.
The receiving dish at my place is powered by "power over ethernet" (POE), and each of these (which can act as transmitter or receiver depending on how you set the switch on it) does as well.
I split the ethernet line from my receiving dish to the network jack in my home, right where it entered the garage. Frankly, cutting that to make the connection gave me a lot of anxiety because I had never terminated an ethernet cable before, but I bought a kit off of amazon and it was pretty easy.
The truly hard part is that the cable has 8 color coded wires that are only 23 or 24 AWG (depending on your cable... mine were all 24 AWG) which are small and kind of difficult to work with. You have to get all the various colors lined up just right as you slide them into the jack for termination (there are two standards you can follow and you just have to be consistent within the same cable) and with the small wire size and color coding that is a bit of a pain, but clearly not impossible if I can do it.
Anyway, I got all the equipment hooked up and it worked really well. I now have signal coming in from my wireless provider to the dish on my house, that signal is split at the network switch- the input goes to my router and also the wireless bridge. It works really well. No buried cable and the signal from the transmitter can be received for (I think up to 2 miles!). I just mounted the transmitter on my house and the receiver on theirs. Now, I could have taken the signal from my router back to the wireless bridge (it does work that way... I tested it), but this configuration was just easier for my situation. YMMV... if you ever have mileage on this, that is.
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OK. Don
Good solution and what you describe is probably the best way to accomplish it for the least amount of cost. Running the cable to to other house from yours would have been more work whether underground or aerial and then would still require termination equipment on both ends. Good job Mr. P from one who actually did this work for a living at one point in my career. I did not comment on your original post since I felt you had it figured out and the choices you suggested you might do seemed appropriate and I didn't want to confuse you by questioning your logic.
You are already to late. I ran RJ-45 cable from house to shop many years ago. Putting the termination ends on the cable ain't easy for an old guy like me. Seeing and handling tiny wires was a real challenge. In fact it was worth my while to get a terminal tester.
Your way looks much easier than running the Ditch Witch, laying PVC, and pulling cable.
Not to mention drilling the concrete foundation for the conduit!
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That might be just the ticket for our setup here, Randy, thanks for posting that!
Sorry I'm too late for you. @NeoBlackdog if I can help you with your setup let me know.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
Just curious...........did you do this because of security or lack of service in your area?
Link to that answer is in my op.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
How clear does the area that you're transmitting through need to be? We'd have about a 150 yard shot with a few trees (evergreens) in the way.
I think some limited obstruction will be ok, but if you have a few trees/obstructions, that might be problematic.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain