Nicking fibre from the in laws

RoflHarris

So I'm building in the field behind my in laws. They can get fibre, we can't. Our house is approx 60 metres away from theirs. We're planning to lay a cat7 cable and share internet.

My understanding is I just need a router and some know how on my end. I'm relatively tech savvy... It's this as (relatively) simple as I'm hoping??!

Cork981

Creating an electrical path between two separate houses is generally frowned, but to be honest the risk is generally very low but I’d be concerned about house insurance paying out in the event of an electrical fire even if unrelated to Ethernet connect.

I’d recommend connecting the houses by fibre and converting to Ethernet on either end. Something like these would do the job.

Gigabit Ethernet Single-mode LC Fiber Media Converter (SFP LX Transceiver Included), up to 20km, 10/100/1000Base-Tx to 1000Base-LX (a British Power Adapter included) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078RMXPGX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_jKRrFbXNEXJST

bmwfan

I would second what Cork981 said its that advisable to run cable between buildings
You can pick up pre terminated fibre and use fibre to ethernet converters then you plug into the main modem and connect into a wan/lan router on your end that way you can have a seperate connection in your house instead of extending the network

rardagh

You don't need a router, as the modem/gateway at your in-laws performs that function.

Using Cat 7 cable makes sense between the two houses. You can get specific 'External' Cat 7 cable, designed for running outside. You can also put in ethernet surge suppressors if you think there might be some lightning exposure.

Inside your house, I would recommend a product such as the devolo Magic 2–2400 WiFi next: Ultimate Whole Home mesh WiFi kit over powerline: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B089185YD7/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_.qRrFbFTTQX60

You plug the cable from your in-laws into one of the devices and it distributes the internet around the rest of your house, and provides some good quality WiFi throughout the house.

heffsarmy

I would recommend Ubiquiti NanoStation, https://www.ui.com/airmax/nanostationm/ I installed these for a friend to extend broadband to stables (approx 400 meters), rock solid no issues.

RoflHarris

Thanks all. If I was to setup my own router on my end would that mitigate any risk of the home router hitting it's max amount of connected devices? We currently have a WiFi extender in the house and I'm forever getting kicked off that and one of the 2.4/5 GHz bands on the main router. Presumably due to hitting the device WiFi limit.

mikeecho

heffsarmy wrote: »

I would recommend Ubiquiti NanoStation, https://www.ui.com/airmax/nanostationm/ I installed these for a friend to extend broadband to stables (approx 400 meters), rock solid no issues.

I'd second this idea.. it's what I have setup.. except it's my parents using my fiber.
There are some trees on the way, and they were getting about 60mb, a branch came down in the storm, and now they're getting 110mb.

If the trees were removed they'd probably get the full 300mb.

I got these
https://www.eurodk.com/en/products/nanostations/nanostation-5-ac-loco

Just make sure you get the POE injector as well, and the UK plug option.

(Or you can get one with the POE built in)

Fairly simple setup, I paid with a bank transfer via revolut.