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Garage internet question

  • 19-10-2020 7:20pm
    #1
    hbab2009
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I have a CAT6 cable running to my garage which is now my home office. The CAT6 cable is connected to one of the modem ports in the house.

    What do I need in order to connect the CAT6 cable to in the garage in order to have a wireless network in the garage.

    The home plugs don't seem to work out there for some reason.

    I do have some old modems which I could maybe use as wirless extenders but I don't know how to set this up either.

    Any advice on what I need to do in order to have WIFI in the garage greatly appreciated.


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  • #2
    Igotadose
    Registered Users Posts: 12,943 ✭✭✭✭Igotadose


    hbab2009 wrote: »
    Hi,

    I have a CAT6 cable running to my garage which is now my home office. The CAT6 cable is connected to one of the modem ports in the house.

    What do I need in order to connect the CAT6 cable to in the garage in order to have a wireless network in the garage.

    The home plugs don't seem to work out there for some reason.

    I do have some old modems which I could maybe use as wirless extenders but I don't know how to set this up either.

    Any advice on what I need to do in order to have WIFI in the garage greatly appreciated.
    A wireless router in the garage getting it's feed via the CAT6.
    Not sure what you mean by 'home plugs.' An old modem is likely not to work unless it can be a router as well.


  • #3
    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,164 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Any old wifi router that can be set not to DHCP will work.

    1. Turn off DHCP
    2. Set static IP in range of your own main router (so if main router is 192.168.0.1 you might want to use 192.168.0.200)
    3. Set wifi name and pw
    4. Connect it to a LAN port

    Igotadose wrote: »
    Not sure what you mean by 'home plugs.'

    Powerline adapters.


  • #4
    hbab2009
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭hbab2009


    ok thanks for that, I have an old eir wireless router is it easy to login to make those changes?


  • #5
    hbab2009
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭hbab2009


    Hi ED E, i've done what you suggested but I am getting an error message when I try to connect. So basically I assume I haven't done all you said to do.

    The error message is "cannot obtain ip address"

    Any ideas what I need to do?


  • #6
    champchamp
    Registered Users Posts: 220 ✭✭champchamp


    hbab2009 wrote: »
    Hi ED E, i've done what you suggested but I am getting an error message when I try to connect. So basically I assume I haven't done all you said to do.

    The error message is "cannot obtain ip address"

    Any ideas what I need to do?

    Make sure the cable is plugged into one of the 4 WiFi ports, not the wan port.


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  • #7
    dam099
    Registered Users Posts: 1,080 ✭✭✭dam099


    champchamp wrote: »
    Make sure the cable is plugged into one of the 4 WiFi ports, not the wan port.

    That should be LAN ports.


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