HeTiCu13
New Member
Hello.
I live in my RV full time in the Redwoods, CA. The park I am in is in a cell service dead zone; no tower within range. So, the park owners have graciously provided wi-fi for the park via Starlink. This works fine if my PC/tablet/phone is in the front of my trailer with clear view of the Starlink. In the back, where my collection of gaming computers and other gadgets are, there is no signal connection. This is primarily due to other RV's parking between me and the antennae, and I really like living here and don't plan on moving anytime soon.
So my workaround has been to buy a TP-Link Range Extender shown here:
and set it up in the front slideout window, with ethernet cables and switches going to the back.
This has been working well except when someone with a long motor coach or trailer parks right next to me, blocking any view I have of the antennae. Then this particular TP-Link loses connection; not enough signal reception strength to get through the coach/trailer walls.
I have spent considerable time trying to find a "wi-fi range extender with ethernet port" with better reception capabilities and have found several choices, on Amazon and elsewhere. BUT... They all seem to be focused on taking a good incoming signal and re-broadcasting it inside a large house or office or building, to eliminate dead zones and share the incoming signal to many users. Or they require a modem to connect to.
That is the opposite of what I need; my trailer is 36' long and I am using ethernet throughout. I need a device that will pull in a wi-fi signal through barriers and re-distribute the signal via ethernet over a smaller distance.
So my questions are:
1. Does anyone know of a range extender that is designed to work in my particular situation? Pull in a wi-fi signal through significant barriers and re-broadcast via ethernet port?
2. Or, am I limited to MacGyvering some kind of water proof box that I can set outside on a high pole with the extender I have inside, and ethernet cable and USB power cable running down the pole into my slideout window? Or instead of on a pole, place the water-proof box outside on the ground in front of my trailer, near the park driveway, with cables running through protective conduit back to my trailer?
Any helpful ideas or experience or suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks!
I live in my RV full time in the Redwoods, CA. The park I am in is in a cell service dead zone; no tower within range. So, the park owners have graciously provided wi-fi for the park via Starlink. This works fine if my PC/tablet/phone is in the front of my trailer with clear view of the Starlink. In the back, where my collection of gaming computers and other gadgets are, there is no signal connection. This is primarily due to other RV's parking between me and the antennae, and I really like living here and don't plan on moving anytime soon.
So my workaround has been to buy a TP-Link Range Extender shown here:
and set it up in the front slideout window, with ethernet cables and switches going to the back.
This has been working well except when someone with a long motor coach or trailer parks right next to me, blocking any view I have of the antennae. Then this particular TP-Link loses connection; not enough signal reception strength to get through the coach/trailer walls.
I have spent considerable time trying to find a "wi-fi range extender with ethernet port" with better reception capabilities and have found several choices, on Amazon and elsewhere. BUT... They all seem to be focused on taking a good incoming signal and re-broadcasting it inside a large house or office or building, to eliminate dead zones and share the incoming signal to many users. Or they require a modem to connect to.
That is the opposite of what I need; my trailer is 36' long and I am using ethernet throughout. I need a device that will pull in a wi-fi signal through barriers and re-distribute the signal via ethernet over a smaller distance.
So my questions are:
1. Does anyone know of a range extender that is designed to work in my particular situation? Pull in a wi-fi signal through significant barriers and re-broadcast via ethernet port?
2. Or, am I limited to MacGyvering some kind of water proof box that I can set outside on a high pole with the extender I have inside, and ethernet cable and USB power cable running down the pole into my slideout window? Or instead of on a pole, place the water-proof box outside on the ground in front of my trailer, near the park driveway, with cables running through protective conduit back to my trailer?
Any helpful ideas or experience or suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks!