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Can I run an ethernet cable from my house to my shed (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by [B] to c/homenetworking@selfhosted.forum
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I was wondering if I could run an ethernet cable from my router inside to my shed and connect it to another router so I can have ethernet and wifi in my shed.

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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (7 children)

just use a switch and access point in the shed instead of a router. you would have to make sure you get all the router specific settings turned off and some routers don't let you do that. if you are unsure about it, access point and switch is much simpler.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Just wanna throw it out, unless you have a brand that allows meshing routers…. Like Asus! It’s literally just a setting in the control panel haha. You just select the backbone method after plugging it in and it pretty much handles the rest!

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  • [–] [S, B] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Thats a bit more money though

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    not really. a gigabit unmanaged switch is about 10 quid these days and you can get older enterprise access points from Aruba for about 15 quid on eBay. or a slower consumer unit from TPLink on Amazon for about the same price.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    Almost all home routers are really just switches, and you can run them in switch mode. What you want to do is fine as long as the run isn't too long. 100 meters is the max

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