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Extending to garden office
Hello everyone - wonder if someone can help me out please? I've just had an office put in the bottom of my garden and need reliable internet (obvs!) Currently I have an RBR20 router at the front of...
py3083 wrote:Does anyone know if this set up would work please?
"It depends". The maximum ethernet distance is 90 meters (approximately 300ft.). If the garden shed is within this distance (in cable feet, not line of sight), then this is indeed the best solution - by far.
Orbi allows a combination of backhaul links (WiFi and ethernet). As you have surmised, the optimal solution is to bypass that back door satellite and go directly to the router. #2 would be ethernet for both backhaul links. But WiFi plus ethernet will work.
You might consider placing the ethernet cable in PVC conduit in case you need to replace it some time in the future. And, the cable termination on both ends is critical.