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rsm2000e
Jul 25, 2019Aspirant
Extend Wifi to an outbuilding what hardware needed?
Moving to a flat above the garage, about 50 feet from main house. Have a 2-piece Orbi RBR20 unit, thinking I might need more hardware to boost the signal in my new apartment (a 2 room setup). My ex...
FURRYe38
Jul 25, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Any chance the landlord would let you run a CAT6 LAN cable from the main router to the new apt?
- rsm2000eJul 25, 2019Aspirant
Sadly hard-wiring from his Netgear Cable Router to my 'granny flat' tiny apartment above his garage won't work it's 50 feet away from the main house (not attached). Obviously it would be wonderful to have 300 mbps (my current xfinity apartment hardwire vs orbi is 179 mbps download the same on Orbi WiFi as it is on hardwried, so I'm a HUGE Orbi fan.