Wifi to barn

[jcummins]

Take a look at Powerline Ethernet. Very easy to set up. Plug one side in the house and the other in the barn. Plug an cable in the house then you have an ethernet connection in the barn. You can use it as a direct connection or to extend your wireless network.

The Best Powerline Networking Kit | The Wirecutter

EarPlug, actually I was going to do that, then discovered the cable. Believe it's less cost if I can make this cable work.

 

[vvanders]

I'd think cat5 would have a better shot, given that you have multiple differential pairs for tx and rx compared to Powerline. I've heard mixed results with Powerline depending on how noisy the line is.

If you have an SMA connection on your router/extenders another option is a directional antenna on both ends(otherwise you'll be able to recv well but not send and vice-versa).

 

[nikdfish]

I'll +1 the directional antenna approach. If the old cable is not twisted pair/cat5, it is not likely to provide a happy result. Go for a repeater/bridge type setting on a router box in the barn. There are a ton of DIY antenna options, or you can go commercial if desired. Google wifi directional antenna and you should find plenty of hits. If your current router doesn't have removable antennae, find a cheap pair that do & use them in addition to your current router (fewest changes for your home network).

Nick

 

[MossRoad]

You can get a CAT5 crimping tool for less than $10.00

 

[prichard]

That wire looks to large for crimp. Is there anything written on the outside of the cable?

 

[two_bit_score]

Great.....I did not know what kind of wire that was. So much the better. I need to get a crimping tool though...I've needed one so many times, OR...can I just twist wires together?

I had almost the same situation. My son hooked up two boosters that together cost $94 shipped. Now I have great wifi coverage in my work building as well as the back bedroom of the house. No problem just plugged them in. Instant wi-fi signal.


TBS

 

[TractorGuy]

I can't make out what that wire in the photo is. Strip it back and tell us how many wires are in it and if they are twisted pairs.

RJ45 punch blocks will work if you have 4 twisted pairs.

 

[Mendonsy]

Looking at his Photobucket image, it appears to have the correct color codes for CAT5. Maybe this will help also:
ethernet cable wiring

edit:

If you don't have the tools to do RJ-45 connectors, here is another way to do it. You can connect your cable to these and use a standard patch cord to your devices:
RJ45 8P8C Modular Jack Breakout Board with Screw Terminals - Winford Engineering

 

[k0ua]

I think, maybe, possibly I see a white/brown pair in the direct burial cable.. Not 100 percent sure, as the cable is not stripped back so I can tell. BUT if there is actually 4 pairs of good cat5 twisted direct burial cable there, you could get some ethernet out there. And 200 foot is very doable. I have run ethernet over the 100 meter spec with some loss of speed/reliability. It may not pass a test, but it still worked.

How about you use that rip string and get that black jacket and the copper/steel rodent shield off of that cable and get the pairs stripped back about 3 or 4 inches and take another photo. You should have a white/blue pair (white blue wire and a blue/white wire) and a white orange pair and a white green pair and a white brown pair. You can google for the hookup of 568b wiring protocol.

Yes you can punch them down on a good cat5 punch block and then punch down each end of a good 568b patch cord. Be careful that your patch cord is not using tinsel wire, or it won't punch in the insulation displacement prongs correctly.

To be honest 10/100 ethernet will work fine with just two pair of wire. Use pins 1,2 and pins 3,6 . I have done it plenty of times. Again.. not to spec, but will work. What is to spec and what you can get away with and make work is two different things.

 

[Gunny]

Or punch in your wires to these - CE TECH Category 5e Jack - White-525-WH - The Home Depot

Then use finished ethernet cables to whatever you want. Easy to work with, cheap and available at almost all Home Depot Stores