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grcutter
May 30, 2012Aspirant
How to get Ethernet to my Pole Barn? Too far for XE102?
Hi, I would like to get ethernet service into my pole barn which is about 200 feet from my house. I bought a pair of XE102 which work in every outlet in the house but not in the outlets in the barn. ...
jmizoguchi
May 31, 2012Virtuoso
grcutter wrote: Thanks for the reply.
I guess I should clarify my question: Is there a way to get ethernet to the barn without burying a cable? There are quite a few items in between the house and the barn, i.e.septic field and driveway, which will make the actual length of a buried cable much longer not to mention the hassle of burying a cable.
I do want 'internet' service to the barn but I specifically asked about ethernet because there is no cell phone coverage in my area and I don't want to subscribe to a satellite service.
I'm really trying to understand if Netgear makes a different version of the power line ethernet (other than XE102) that can cover a longer distance or if there is some specialized wireless equipment for a longer distance point to point link.
power line is probably the best way to go unless you want go and repeat signal which are poor security
also if you can get good single at barn then extender will work but if it is weak then you will need access point devices that can use external antenna to both both with directional antenna to give some wireless to wireless setups