hi wamug list we’ve moved into a 1951 house , which has nbn fibre to the curb which means the telstra modem/router is connected to the old phone line ( probably quite old), we get 50mbps. ive built myself an office in backyard , but the telstra wifi doesnt quite reach - it shows up but i think signal is too weak to get a reliable wifi connection for my 2012 macpro 5,1 high sierra.
im wondering , do i either 1 . use an extra long phone cable to move the modem closer to the back door - about 10m of phone cable and see if then get decent wifi reception (cost about $20) 2 . leave modem where it is and use a Ethernet cable all the way to my office - about 40m of cable length ( cost about $60) or 3. extended the wifi by installing an apple airport basestation near the back door - connect it to the telstra modem via ethernet cable ( about 10m - cost about $15) hoping ill then get good wifi from that in the backyard any advice / insight or other options would be appreciated btw im typing this on my iphone 8 in my office - wifi signal shows 1 bar - sometimes, otherwise 4G 3bar chow gary dorn 2012 5,1 macpro -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <https://lists.wamug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/wamug>
