Outdoor Extender vs. Regular Satellite

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TheSpankster wrote:

Doing some outdoor construction and I had a ethernet line run out to my pool area. I would like to add a satellite outside in the pool shed. This would be a hard wired satellite. I have a few questions. 

 

1. It doesnt look like the outdoor extender has an ethernet port to be hardwired. Is this correct?---you're correct. It doesn't have an ethernet port.  I wanted to use this as it seems to be able to better withstand the temperature changes. As it will be inside the shed, it doesnt need to be protected from the elements (i.e. rain/snow) but it will be subjected to the heat/cold. Can I just use a regular satellite?  yes/no? Tough to give you a 100% answer. Extremes of temperature will wreck most electronics and can cause condensation within the device. It might work fine and not have issues. But it could stop working right away if it does get condesation. Mine has been in my garage (minnesota weather) and been running for years. But I can't say yours will. What you could use? The WBC502. Its netgear airbridge but it does have an access point mode and is outdoor rated. 

 

2. The line that was run to the pool shed is run from one of the existing satellites...will this be a problem in any way?---It used to be. I've ran it within the last 6 months without issues though. 

 

Thanks in advance for the assistance.

M

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