Larry,
Vicky's first solution is where I would start. Just make sure the
distance from building to garage is less than 330feet.
Its hard wired so there is less chance of interference. Just make sure
the cable is protected so it wont get sliced. You can run a test cable
on the ground as proof of concept, and if it works well make it
permanent. Best buy sells a $15 4 port switch from Linksys, which would
just require a power source in the garage. 1000' of Cat 5e cable at
HomeDepot for $60. and the Job is done in an afternoon.
"1. Running new Cat5 cable from one house to an ethernet switch ($30 or
so for a 100Mbps switch with 5 or 8 ports) in the garage, and then
more cable from the switch to the 2nd house. "
Mike
Larry Sacks wrote:
$500 a pair? I already know the next question that I'll get ... is there a
lower budget solution?
They just shelled out several thousand to get their driveway paved over (apparently the gravel driveway was no longer acceptable) so their budget is somewhat limited.
Larry
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From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom
Piwowar
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 4:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Network wiring
At one time there were amplifiers (I think) that could be used to
amplify a wired signal. You simply plugged in the cable to one end
and another cable to the next and gave it power and it amplified the
signal for long distance.
Yes, this is what I would look at first. It would be higher speed and
probably be more relable than wireless. You put a box at either end of
the straight copper pair and connect each box to the LAN at each
location. Such boxes are called "Ethernet Copper Extenders" and cost
about $500 a pair.
see www.ethernetextender.com for one example
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