I just built a building beside my house and want to install a wireless network connection in the new building. Comcast cable connection for internet.

Distance from the router inside the house 100', Both house and building are brick exterior. Has to go through 5 interior walls to get through the house, then exit through the brick wall of house and enter through brick wall of building.

Should I not even attempt this and just start running cable?

Thanks

Bt

100' should easily be doable. If you can't reach with a stock wireless access point you can buy remote antennas that boost the signal and allow you to mount them higher in the building. There are also directional antennas if you have to go that exteme.

Thanks Hank, any recomendations on equipment to purchase? The guy at Best Buy said something about MIMO ??

BT

I've always had good luck with Linksys equipment. Regular "G" networking should work fine, is well proven and is fast enough for most home/office needs.

If the regular access point doesn't give you enough range you can add repeater
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?childpagename=US%2FLayout&packedargs=c%3DL_Product_C2%26cid%3D1130267578138&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper

or a directional antenna
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?childpagename=US%2FLayout&packedargs=c%3DL_Product_C2%26cid%3D1115416829416&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper

Linksys does have MIMO stuff available but have never tried it.
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?childpagename=US%2FLayout&packedargs=c%3DL_Product_C2%26cid%3D1124916849913&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper

100' is no problem. However to go through all those walls may drop your wireless signal. You might consider buying a wireless access point wired to your main router via cat5. If you could do this, it would decrease the amount of walls you would have to go through.

i have a wireless linksys router, and i can get a signal furthur than 100', but i don't have any brick walls to go through. i would give it a try because running cable isn't fun, i have done it

100' is no problem. However to go through all those walls may drop your wireless signal. You might consider buying a wireless access point wired to your main router via cat5. If you could do this, it would decrease the amount of walls you would have to go through.

Hi Jamie, you lost me on the "Wireless Access Point" which is a new term for me. If I understand "Wireless Access Points" correctly, I can hard wire the access point with Cat 5 from my existing router up through the wall into the attic (no problem since I have 1/2" PVC up from the wall outlet) and then run the Cat 5 over to end of the house next to my building. This will reduce the distance down to 20' and the exit for the signal would then be through the eve of the house (or roof) and through the brick wall of the new detached building. At the end of the CAT 5 (in the atic of the house) is this where I connect the "Access Point" . Only issue is I need an electrical outlet nearby or I need to wire one up. One other issue is operating temperature. The Linksys is 105 degrees F, so I better keep it near the vents in the eve of the house for some vent action.

Does this sound right?

Thanks for the help,

Bruce

One way to do it is to focus the signal. Use of Omnidirectional antennas. Parabolics, tubular, (Pringle's can style), or flat panel are excellent options to consider. Since we are going from point to point, why spread the signal around in a circular pattern?