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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 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!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Just to be clear….”meshing” means a wireless backhaul. Multiple APs delivering WiFi with a wired backhaul is just WiFi as it was intended.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Huh, interesting! While I am in the field, I always thought of wired backbone as still mesh… guess that’s why I can’t find a job 😂

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