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Originally Posted by Karen Mac  If you do a wireless anteanna outside on the roof of the bulding where the cable is installed or on a roof within 100 yrds from it.. you can route to all your setups, however, the first one will be wired unless its also a wireless reciever.. but then you are getting into some bucks.
Hard wire is usually good for a hundred yards or so on Cat5 cable, but fiber optic cable may have been upgraded to do better. I havent kept up with it. Keep in mind that if you run the wireless you will also have to run a router and firewall your connections or anybody with wireless can HOOK up if you dont block your connections.
Karen |
Thanks Karen.
I want to see if I am understanding this:
The broadband router is inside. So I need a wireless antenna, as opposed to a wireless router?
Not too worried about anyone hitchhiking on the signal, we are really rural - nearest farmhouse is across a couple acres of pastures..It is almost a miracle there is cable at all.. it is running on fibre to the pole, though, then cat5 to the house
But I really want to have access in the barn and other building..and in the close end of one pasture in the greenhouse that doesn't exist yet.
The powerline adaptor thing is supposed to carry the signal on the wiring and give a better signal, but I have only read about this, don't know anyone who has used it..
Thanks for your input, much appreciated..