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Mellowish
Jul 26, 2023Follower
Power line adapter with an old house that has a sub panel and outbuilding
I’m trying to get internet to my office that is about 100 ft from my house. My house is about 120 years old. There are two circuit boxes that are connected. The old box is a 100w box connected to the ...
plemans
Jul 27, 2023Guru - Experienced User
If you're within line of sight, you could use a point to point system like netgear airbridge (not usually in stock) or another brand of point to point system. They work pretty good and shouldn't have issues crossing 100ft.
Or you could bite the bullet and just run the ethernet wire. In the long run, its much nicer to connect them but can be a hassle to run.
michaelkenward
Jul 27, 2023Guru - Experienced User
plemans wrote:
Or you could bite the bullet and just run the ethernet wire. In the long run, its much nicer to connect them but can be a hassle to run.
The best option.
After all, there is already a power cable between the two places.
I am lucky, my overhead power cable runs just 10 metres or so, and it still struggles with powerline.