G+_Daniel Bultema Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Hey all, I'm looking for some networking advice. I currently have my entire house networked, but I'm running into issues with getting any type of stable connection to my garage. I have converted my garage into my man cave complete with a 60" TV, gaming PC, and various consoles. My current setup uses Netgear Powerline 1200 adapters to get a connection to the garage, but it is a very unstable connection. I would like to run buried cable out to the garage to achieve a more stable connection, but I have some concerns. It is roughly 200 feet from my switches in the house to the switch in the garage, I also live in the Midwest and we tend to get a lot of storms with a substantial amount of lightning and am concerned with a lightning strike hitting the cable. Any suggestions on how I can set this up would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Black Merc Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 One network cable lightning arrestor is all you need! At one end or the other, more than that IMHO will be overkill. Had same problem... every lightning storm took out a router, switch and/or more. This stopped that!? 300 ft run... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Cat 6 buried cable (with that lightning arrestor) would be good. Fiber is another option and may be better, but a lot more expensive. Wireless is probably cheapest and easiest, but lower speeds. I'd probably go wireless (Ubiquiti makes some nice outdoor point to point links that would have no problems if you've got line of sight or at least little obstruction), but I'm cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Travis Hershberger Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Being worried about lightning strikes I'd actually go wireless. Ubiquiti makes it an easy call for me. The NBE-5AC-16 NanoBeam ac is selling at bhphotovideo.com for $75.75 each. Two of those, point them at each other in PtP mode on an 80MHz channel, they'd be faster than any internet below gigabit. At work I've got a 150' underground CAT 7 (copper) run, and had a lightning strike over a weekend. The 4 pieces of network gear closest to the outside run and quite a few other pieces of equipment got taken out, so I'd highly recommend either wireless or fiber. I was going to suggest fiber, gut monoprice.com didn't have anything over 50 meters. Also, fiber really isn't that expensive anymore. Smart switches with SFP ports go for under $100, SFP modules for $40, and the right fiber patch cable. So ~$300 you can get a 50 meter fiber run done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Eddie Foy Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Make sure you get 'direct bury' cable, or run it in conduit. (me? I'd do both. Makes it easier to pull a new/second line. And adds to the safety factor) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Gustavo Domínguez Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Scratch the NanoBeams ACs and go for a couple of LiteBeam ACs, They're USD120 for the pair and at that distance you'll be able to get 450Mbps on a 80MHz channel with no problems. Just lower the power so it's not too hot. Around -40 to -45dBm would be ideal. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1195609-REG/ubiquiti_networks_lbe_5ac_23_us_litebeam_ac_with.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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