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NutmegCT

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I have 5g wi-fi in the house - works fine. I want to use my laptop (wi-fi) in my workshop, which is about 150 away from the wi-fi router signal antenna.

Wondered if anyone here uses an extender, and how do you know the distance it can reach before buying. The workshop currently gets no signal from my wi-fi router.

Thanks!
Tom M.
 
I would be concerned about the security of the "extender".
Why not relocate the wi-fi base to a more central location?
 
equiprx said:
I would be concerned about the security of the "extender".
Why not relocate the wi-fi base to a more central location?
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My friend Dave had a similar problem with WIFI getting out to his shop from the house. he tried several different "extenders" that didn't really do anything useful.

We were considering running an ethernet cable to the shop and then just setting up a second base station inside, that his phone or laptop could connect to when out there without having to change anything in the house configuration. That would probably still be my solution if you have a way to get a cable from the house to the garage.
 
Thanks gents. "security of the extender" issue got me thinking (sorta). We're probably not sure of 'net security with any recent digital device. Do we know what all those chips and microchips really do?

Hope someone with an "extender" posts their experience.

TM
 
Just recently did what you're wanting to do. I'm no authority on the subject and may have just gotten lucky. In the first photo the wifi base is in the furthest window seen, looking from my garage. No wifi received in the garage.
The second photo shows the Nonser 10,000sq ft extender (bought on Amazon for $35) and placed in the nearest corner of the house to the garage.
The third and fourth photos show the Netgear EX6120 1500sq ft extender (from Ebay $30) plugged into an outlet in the corner of the garage closest to the house.
My laptop, phone, and small Roku tv receive an excellent signal...and work just fine.

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Thanks Steve!

So the signal goes from the house entrance, to the wi-fi-, to the house extender, to the garage extender, then to the receiving station? I wonder if there's a substantial difference of bandwidth and speed, between the house wi-fi and the final wi-fi device.
 
NutmegCT said:
Thanks Steve!

So the signal goes from the house entrance, to the wi-fi-, to the extender, then to the receiving station? I wonder if there's a substantial difference of bandwidth and speed, between the house wi-fi and the final wi-fi device.
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No idea. I had eliminated cable tv coverage to the garage and just wanted a way to view my smart TV. When in the garage i usually use a Samsung 8 tablet to participate on the internet...don't notice any difference from using it in the house. Phone and tablet automatically switch.
 
Thanks. I was actually surprised that you use two extenders - I assume one sends, the other receives.
 
NutmegCT said:
Thanks. I was actually surprised that you use two extenders - I assume one sends, the other receives.
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Started with only the Nonser in the house but the TV would lose connection. Adding the one placed in the garage...no dropped signal.
 
I have been using EERO 6 System for over 10 years. Came with three extenders added a fourth when I needed change to a cable modem for internet service.
 
I don't think this has been mentioned in this conversation but in our last house we used a powerline extender to bring wifi into an apartment. Plugs into the modem and into the wall - then in the apartment (or shop) you plug into the wall - add a wifi modem and they had great internet. And they were hipsters so they were using it constantly.

 
Thanks JP - I'm thinking that would only work if the two sites used the same electric wiring circuit. Interesting ...
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NutmegCT said:
Thanks JP - I'm thinking that would only work if the two sites used the same electric wiring circuit. Interesting ...
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Indeed but I presume the wiring to the shed originates in the house?
 
Yep - originates in the house. But there are multiple circuits in the house, so you'd have to choose the correct line, from house to workshop, and eliminate appliances that cause interference in that line. Anyway, signals via electric circuits is an old idea:

Broadband over power lines - Wikipedia

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NutmegCT said:
Yep - originates in the house. But there are multiple circuits in the house, so you'd have to choose the correct line, from house to workshop, and eliminate appliances that cause interference in that line.
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I was pleasantly surprised and while not as old as your place, the house that we had it in was from 1940 and a hodgepdge of wiring - and came through two panels and still worked. Try it - if it doesn't work you can return the unit.
 
I have a pair of those ethernet-over-power transceivers - forgot about them actually in this discussion but that could be an option. The pair don't have to be on the same breaker, but they do need to be on the same transformer and will work better if they are both on circuits of the same phase. It would be very rare in a residential setting to have power coming from different transformers (much more likely in commercial places).
 
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