Power Network Adapters

[MoonPig]

Hey,

I recently got the go-ahead to convert our garden shed (size of a garage) into a workshop. So, considering i love case modding and building, i want to have access to my home network and the internet.

I can't run a cable, unless it's like 50m long. But the shed does have plugs... so im thinking a power adapter might work. But im new to these. Would one work?

Thanks in advance.

[smargh]

Probably. But how fast, and whether it will stay connected, may lead to different levels of "working." Surge protectors can also seriously slow things down or cause disconnections.

The heat during summer will kill a virtually all power-over-electric homeplug devices if they are left turned on in an outside shed.

[AledJ]

There are other on here who know more than me. However, I did look at these a while ago but it was not piratical for my situation. From the research I did they are all near enough the same some just have speeds up to 200mps (which is daft as the most you need is 100mps which i what i was told) I did look at this but for that price you might as well get a wireless router. There are cheaper ones as well depends what the budget is.

[peterb]

If it is open space between the router location and the house, wireless may be a better option, particularly if the 'client' end has an external antenna.

Homeplugs (according to other posts - I haven't used them) work best if they are on the same ring main as each other - your shed/garage/workshop may be on a spurred connection which might degrade the performance.

[MoonPig]

This is the layout:



The shed/garage is very cold. Making me want to setup some folding rigs in it, but i need the net for that.

[adam1701]

just run a cable if you can, otherwise use wireless, but borrow a someones router to test it all out first before you go and splash 50-100 pounds on one!

[MoonPig]

I have a router (kindly supplied by VirginMedia... lol) but it's poor.

For running a cable, it means drilling alot of holes... lol.

I'll have a scout.

[peterb]

Cable up to the attic from the router - across the attic to the eaves on the other side, down the wallinto the shed. Job done (although not quite as easilty as that - you may want to but capping over the cable on the wall for a bit of protection.

[MoonPig]

That seems abit extreme... i'd rather go down.

A 30m cable is £7, then a 100m cable is £26. Cheaper than a power adapter...

[mikerr]

A pair of power adaptors are £29:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150039

[oolon]

A cable is always going to give you the best results, mains, wireless, results many vary. Want the easy option, try a wireless bridge, you can always move the wireless via a cable to edge of the house or via putting another repeater bridge it, plus it add to your wireless coverage for labtops, when your sitting outside, Mains can work well or really badly, dependent on circuits/wiring. Ethernet can span up to 100m giving you gigabit speeds. If you do install cables, learn from my mistake install more than one, definitively install 2. Before you decide such things you to need to work out where in your home you want all cables coming back to in the future, with the addition of a cheap switch (upgradable) this does not mean where Virgin decided was best to put your router (which means easiest for them). if you decide such a location I would even install 4 (because a shed will be a center of activity) because there are other things you can install over cat cables, like phone lines, kvms, remote usb. The point is, cable is cheap, your time to install it is not, you don't have to connect it up, but it is there if you need it.