Network int he home and shop. . . need some input please

Crash5291 · 10-26-2004, 04:33 AM

Hey

Im looking to setup a network that will have my destop pc(when its all together) in my room with my printer, and my laptop in the shop's office (more like junk stroage it seems)

my problem in that the shop is just over ~300 feet away from the house

i have a netgear router (forget the model and its down in the shop so i'm not going to get it tonight lol)

will i be able to run CAT5E that far without degridation(sp?)?

i was planing to put the modem and router in the basement, run a wire up to my room and a wire out to the shop (have to burry a water line anyways) then use a wireless to "free up" the laptop of wires

or even better whats the range on the wireless stuff ? (allthough the shop has 18 florecent lights ( 36, 48" tubes)

any ideas or thoughts?
Thanks
Joe

EDIT:
I just mesured and its a 370 foot run from the basement to the shop so that would make the cable run just about 400 feet

Ace1627 · 10-31-2004, 07:47 PM

Most consumer versions of wireless router will not go out over 300 feet. Just being inside a house you cut down on range when you go through floors and walls. Hope this helps.

cunningham · 11-03-2004, 07:47 AM

A netork cable that is properly made will work to a maximum of 100 meters

-cunn

10-26-2004, 04:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
Crash5291 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 25 Posts: 102	Putting Network in the home and shop. . . need some input please Hey Im looking to setup a network that will have my destop pc(when its all together) in my room with my printer, and my laptop in the shop's office (more like junk stroage it seems) my problem in that the shop is just over ~300 feet away from the house i have a netgear router (forget the model and its down in the shop so i'm not going to get it tonight lol) will i be able to run CAT5E that far without degridation(sp?)? i was planing to put the modem and router in the basement, run a wire up to my room and a wire out to the shop (have to burry a water line anyways) then use a wireless to "free up" the laptop of wires or even better whats the range on the wireless stuff ? (allthough the shop has 18 florecent lights ( 36, 48" tubes) any ideas or thoughts? Thanks Joe EDIT: I just mesured and its a 370 foot run from the basement to the shop so that would make the cable run just about 400 feet __________________ Mobo: Asus K8V SE DX CPU: A64 3k+ Newcastle 2.0@2.2GHz Ram: Corsair TWIN X DDR400 3x512 HDD: Maxtor 100GB 8MB, Maxtor 160GB 8MB Optical: Sony DRU-820A Video: ATI AIW 9600XT 128MB PSU: Enermax EG465P-VE 460W Cooling: AeroGate2, XP-120, 2 x 120mm Vantec 53CFM & Panaflo 103.8CFM, 1 x80mm "turbo fan" Last edited by Crash5291; 10-27-2004 at 06:09 AM. Reason: To umm edit it lol

10-31-2004, 07:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ace1627 Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 156	Most consumer versions of wireless router will not go out over 300 feet. Just being inside a house you cut down on range when you go through floors and walls. Hope this helps. __________________ Gotta have the supercomputer. 99.2

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11-03-2004, 07:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
cunningham New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 18	A netork cable that is properly made will work to a maximum of 100 meters -cunn