09-03-2023 16:42 - edited 09-03-2023 16:43
Is it totally viable to run a 50m ( waterproof external) ethernet cable straight out of the router down the garden into a laptop?
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on 09-03-2023 19:25
One small point to consider is that Ethernet cable is cheap, so it’s best to run two for contingency sake. My make life easier in the future.
on 09-03-2023 16:45
Yes, maximum run is 100 Mtrs. Get external grade Cat 6 cable. Use a WiFi access point that has Ethernet ports in the Outbuilding. That way you will have WiFi and Ethernet.
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on 09-03-2023 16:47
@Piers70 wrote:Is it totally viable to run a 50m ( waterproof external) ethernet cable straight out of the router down the garden into a laptop?
Yes but that would only allow you to plug in the one laptop on the end of the 50m ethernet cable.
If you wanted wifi in the outbuilding you would need to connect a wireless access point on the end of the ethernet cable.
on 09-03-2023 16:48
Yes, 100m is the limit for a network cable.
on 09-03-2023 18:02
on 09-03-2023 19:25
One small point to consider is that Ethernet cable is cheap, so it’s best to run two for contingency sake. My make life easier in the future.
on 09-03-2023 19:36
@Tudor wrote:One small point to consider is that Ethernet cable is cheap, so it’s best to run two for contingency sake. My make life easier in the future.
Absolutely true, the cable cost is nothing compared to the time and effort (and cost) of installing it!