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DrDirt
Nov 30, 2018Follower
Another metal building wifi connection
I have a metal building only about 50 feet from a back corner of my house. I have wifi in my house through the router from AT&T.
My shop is on a seperate meter from the house so they are not...
StephenB
Nov 30, 2018Guru - Experienced User
Normally you'd use an outdoor ethernet cable. But there are some gadgets that will carry 100 mbits ethernet over coax. For instance here: https://www.amazon.com/Dualcomm-Ethernet-over-Adapters-DECA-100/dp/B009AGCLVG Soome more expensive ones claim gigabit support: https://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Adapter-Ethernet-2-Pack-MM1002/dp/B078HMDDVS
I haven't used these myself, so I'm not recommending these particular adapters. I'm just pointing you in the right direction.