Looking for mesh setup to connect home and detatched garage

That distance is a bit too far for most Orbi or any extender and router configurations. 

You may want to check into NGs Airbridge system to get signal out to the remote area:

https://www.netgear.com/support/product/wbc502.aspx

Or best would be a CAT6A buried cable between the house and remote building. 

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cybergrrl wrote:

I'm working from home and my office is in the DETACHED garage, 110' away from the router in the house. I currently have a Linksys EA8500 AC2600 router in the house and a Netgear Nighthawk X6S Extender in the garage. The connection is unreliable and I need to upgrade my modem and router anyway.

 

The best spot for the extender is either inside the house at the back door, 42' from the router and 40' from the garage or in the garage, 20' from my office upstairs and  82' from the router in the house (in other words, there's no way to run a cable or put any type of booster/extender in the 40' of backyard that separates the house and the garage).

 

I started posting in the Nighthawk router board but received a recommendation to go with an Orbi mesh instead, which I've decided to do (and sell the X6S) so I moved the discussion to this board to get your suggestions. This is what I'm considering and I'm looking for your feedback as to whether this seems feasible:

 

CM1000 for the modem inside the house

RBK50 for the router in the house (I have a 3rd floor where this might come in handy)

RBS50Y at the side of the garage

and sell the X6S to recoup some $$

 

Thanks,

Becky

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