Hi guys
So I am moving into the granny flat/pool house at a friends place.
I need ADSL so he will be putting in a telephone line and I will organise the ADSL line and cap.
Here is my issue.
The flat is too far from the house to run network cables so I want to setup a Wireless ADSL router in the main house and then bridge it to my Sitecom WL-308 wireless router (draft-n)
This first plan I am sure will be easy to implement but will both routers then still accept wireless clients?
I want wireless clients to be able to connect to both APs.
Thoughts? suggests?
Wireless network setup - advice needed
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Read my reply http://forums.pcformat.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=37079
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How far away is the house from the cottage?
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Re: Wireless network setup - advice needed
Lay a cable. I have 30 odd meters of cable running from the main router to my little attic.
I originally tried wireless - I have LoS with the router room (through windows) at about 12 meters - and I get very very poor reception (<10%).
The chances are there are conduits or piping for cabling running between the two buildings, just use one of those (and CAT6 cable)
I originally tried wireless - I have LoS with the router room (through windows) at about 12 meters - and I get very very poor reception (<10%).
The chances are there are conduits or piping for cabling running between the two buildings, just use one of those (and CAT6 cable)
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I would use shielded cable and put it in a tube or other protective device. Bury it if needs be.
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Keep the high voltage away from your network cables.Monty wrote:Lay a cable. I have 30 odd meters of cable running from the main router to my little attic.
I originally tried wireless - I have LoS with the router room (through windows) at about 12 meters - and I get very very poor reception (<10%).
The chances are there are conduits or piping for cabling running between the two buildings, just use one of those (and CAT6 cable)
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CAT6 is shielded...Frozenfireside wrote:I would use shielded cable and put it in a tube or other protective device. Bury it if needs be.
@Prime: cat6 should be fine next to one or two power cables
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Monty:
I was thinking more in terms of mixing hi voltage with signal voltage cable. Regardless of shielding, if the power cable blows there is a good chance it will take your network with it.
Besides, the power cable should be armoured with 4 square mil cores rather than a cable fed through conduit. And if its in a conduit, you'll never pull a network cable past it. It will get jammed on the bends. And you will never pull it through without fishtape.
Go for armoured signal cable and dig a furrow and lay it in. And remember to earth your armour.
I was thinking more in terms of mixing hi voltage with signal voltage cable. Regardless of shielding, if the power cable blows there is a good chance it will take your network with it.
Besides, the power cable should be armoured with 4 square mil cores rather than a cable fed through conduit. And if its in a conduit, you'll never pull a network cable past it. It will get jammed on the bends. And you will never pull it through without fishtape.
Go for armoured signal cable and dig a furrow and lay it in. And remember to earth your armour.