Boosting My Wireless Signal.

[leftlane86gt]

I have two detached garages. One is concrete block with windows and the other is metal siding like a pole barn, no windows. I would like to get my wifi to work in both but more so in the one with metal siding because most work goes on in there. It is about 100 to 125 from the router. Looking for the easiest way to do it. Thanks in advance for any help and info.

 

[RDLightning01]

run cat 5 from house to a separate wireless router in garage

 

[GOTSVT?]

Buy a wifi extender

 

[leftlane86gt]

run cat 5 from house to a separate wireless router in garage

Can you bury that kinda cable?

Buy a wifi extender

I'm thinking it wouldn't get through because of the metal.

 

[GOTSVT?]

It will
I use one at my shop
Metal/concrete

 

[leftlane86gt]

run cat 5 from house to a separate wireless router in garage

Can you bury that kinda cable?

Buy a wifi extender

I'm thinking it wouldn't get through because of the metal.

 

[KingBlack]

run it (cat5) in pvc pipe

it would be a more stable connection too

 

[03 KB Sonic Blue]

Either run a cat5e cable or cat6 to future proof. Make sure it's direct burial even if putting it in conduit.

Or

Outdoor Access Points :: Luxul

 

[dirtyd88]

You can set up a wireless router as a repeater/extender. I had to do this in an old apartment. It worked pretty good, and I never had any connectivity issues with it other than when the entire wireless went out in the building.

 

[Outlaw99]

 

[RDLightning01]

bury pvc electrical conduit or regular ol pvc. small OD would be cheap. Extenders work but nowhere near what a solid wire ran to a seperate wireless would be. Be about the same price too

 

[spike_africa]

Amazon.com: Securifi Almond - (3 Minute Setup) Touchscreen Wireless Router / Range Extender: Electronics

 

[dustymcgee]

if you do use an extender / repeater just note that your bandwidth will be cut in half.

 

[Camaro_94]

Whipple.

 

[RDLightning01]

if you do use an extender / repeater just note that your bandwidth will be cut in half.

Yup^^ Why you should just run cat5 or 6
Extenders have to bring in the signal on a single channel and output it through the same channel, which cuts the bandwidth in half

 

[Clutch73]

Can you run the cable through the roof?

 

[cobracide]

Configure another router as a repeater.

Wireless Repeater, Wireless Range Extender - Newegg.com

 

[Sapperstang]

I would just run the cable. You can get it cheap at monoprice.