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Tech073
Mar 01, 2022Follower
Strong router
I have a horse that is going to foul in the next few weeks and am setting up a camera to livestream her stall to the house. My present router won't do it. I need one that will go the distance between...
plemans
Mar 01, 2022Guru - Experienced User
It isn't going to be a "stronger" router that you need. Broadcast strength has been set from the fcc and most routers have already maxxed it out for years.
What you'd need is either a point to point system to reach the barn, a buried underground ethernet wire, or potentially a triband mesh system might work. But thats a *might* as the signal might not be good enough to penetrate the barn walls.
- FURRYe38Mar 01, 2022Guru - Experienced User
You might reveiw this:
https://www.netgear.com/business/wifi/wireless-bridges/wbc502b2/
plemans wrote:
It isn't going to be a "stronger" router that you need. Broadcast strength has been set from the fcc and most routers have already maxxed it out for years.
What you'd need is either a point to point system to reach the barn, a buried underground ethernet wire, or potentially a triband mesh system might work. But thats a *might* as the signal might not be good enough to penetrate the barn walls.