Network bridge problem

"Will" wrote in message
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Did you bury it in a proper cable trench with marker tape to SI
standards.

No I didn't bury it. I put it through pvc conduit attached to the fence.

Rarius

An electric fence?

No.. it was a simple 6ft tall wooden garden fence.

Rarius

On Jan 16, 8:35*am, Quis custodiet ipsos custodes
wrote:
If there is an outdoor portion of about 3m, how weatherproof are
ethernet cables?

If buildings are so close, then an Access Point could be ethernet
connected inside as close to the other building as possible. Even
better, consider a directional antenna on that wireless AP.

If any pin hole occurs in an indoor cable, then rain or condensation
leaks in, spreads throughout the cable, and degrades it. Exterior
cable contains a 'grease' that eliminates the failure.

Not stated are how far that building separation AND how buildings
share a common earth ground or are separately earthed. Important for
connecting between two buildings - another possible inexpensive
solution.

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes wrote:


If there is an outdoor portion of about 3m, how weatherproof are
ethernet cables? Will they survive in wet/dry, hot/cold, sun, snow,
etc. or do I need to put them in a PVC pipe?


Have you considered using Powerline or Homeplug adaptors? If you have an
electricity cable going up there anyway, it would be the easiest thing to
use.

I had a pair of Powerline adapters that I got free with the free BT Vision
set top box that I got from BT. I got fifty quid for them on eBay, as I did
not need them. There are loads of others available there. I just got a
good price (several months ago) because I made sure the auction ended on a
Sunday afternoon.

ss.

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes wrote:
Hi,

My cable wireless modem is too far away in the house and behind too
many walls from my home cluster that I have set up an old computer as
a relay PC.

The network looks like this:

Wifi cable router
.
.
. --- Wireless connection
.
.
Relay PC with USB wireless dongle


--- Ethernet cable


8 port switch

--- Ethernet cables

PC1, etc.

Congratulations, if that rig works even sometimes it's quite a creative
achievement. Why not junk the complexity and replace with a few direct
runs of cat5e - it's easy to tuck away discreetly, staple to skirting or
conceal when decorating. Fast, cheap, simple, reliable.