Thread: Sending internerd from house to shed

I have a wireless Ethernet bridge I use for work. In standard trim with the supplied antennas it will easily do 100 to 150 metres line of sight. With a set of Yagis on it I've got 8KM with good signal strength. The unit is called a Digi Xpress - XPress™ Wireless Ethernet Bridge - Digi International

They are easy to setup and use and have very good through put.

So basically you plug an Ethernet cable into the unit at the house, then at your shed, run another Ethernet cable to you computer or wireless router and your done.

I bought them locally, but I don't think they were cheap.... I'll just go and hunt up the place I got them from - they are in the Eastern burbs of Melbourne and were very helpful, but may be a bit OTT for your application.

Netcomm make a little wireless extender NP124 they might have a later version now and I am not 100% on range but I cant see it being an issue as you have 2 divices sending out a signal. You plug it into a power point and connect it to your wifi, once setup you plug whatever you want into the network port on the netcomm or attach a hub if you need more than one port. They are quite cheap also.

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Bear in mind they don't like metal fly wire or tin walls, if that is a factor consider an external AP at the shed end, if timber glass a USB AP should connect your PC nicely.

The other thing to try rather than wireless is Ethernet over power. This is how I get internet to my shed as it it all steel.

In the shed I just have a wireless access point for my devices.

Here is an example:

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php'...AQQ#googlebase


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Originally Posted by dale

The other thing to try rather than wireless is Ethernet over power. This is how I get internet to my shed as it it all steel.

In the shed I just have a wireless access point for my devices.

Here is an example:

TP-Link TL-PA211 200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter Kit [TL-PA211-KIT] - $49.00 : PC Case Gear


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Shed would need to be on the same power circuit which i doubt it is, wireless is probably your best bet with external antenna's at each end.

If you are looking at wireless solution your best bet is to get wireless repeaters. But, thanks to that 40-50% loss in bandwidth right off the top, just about all wireless extenders suck.

Wi-Fi Booster Review 2014 | Best Wi-Fi Range Extenders | Wireless Repeaters - TopTenREVIEWS

You'll need external antenna for that distance and metal sheds...

You have 2 far better options:

Full speed - Cable run... Mines cable to the workshop then full wifi inside (with the workshop shut range is onloy 4-5 mtrs outside the structure)

Ethernet over Power - uses the power cables as the medium for the data.

Netcomm, TP Link and Netgear spring to mind...

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Shed would need to be on the same power circuit which i doubt it is, wireless is probably your best bet with external antenna's at each end.

Actually no it doesn't.... I was surprised too, but as long as it gets to the main board (assume no 2nd direct board to workshop from street).