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amm274
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May 20, 2026
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Wifi Extender in Metal Shop

Hi. I'm not very good with technology, so I'm hoping someone can help me out. I have a metal building that is ~4800 sq ft. We ran cable from my house to the shop and connected it to a router. Wifi i...
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  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    May 20, 2026

    WiFi cannot penetrate metal walls.  Install Ethernet cable from the router to the other two rooms and place WiFi access points in them.

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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
May 20, 2026

WiFi cannot penetrate metal walls.  Install Ethernet cable from the router to the other two rooms and place WiFi access points in them.

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    amm274
    Follower
    May 20, 2026

    Thanks for the info. Can you connect one access point to the other or do they have to have separate ethernet cables that connect to the router?

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      StephenB
      Guru - Experienced User
      May 21, 2026
      amm274 wrote:

      Thanks for the info. Can you connect one access point to the other or do they have to have separate ethernet cables that connect to the router?

      I'd just run two cables.  It's about the same amount of work and gives you more flexibility later on.