[Shop-talk] Wifi access point?

[Doug Braun]

I have had one of these for a while, and it has worked fine for me:


http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-Mbps-Wireless-Easy-N-Upgrader-TEW-637AP/dp/B00134LUE2

It is cheaper than most other access points, which for some reason are
usually a lot more expensive than routers.

Doug

On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 2:26 PM, Dave Cavanaugh <cavanadd at frontier.com>
wrote:

> After getting tired of fooling around with boosters, antennas, etc, I
> finally ran a Cat 6 direct burial cable out to the shop, which is a metal
> pole barn, and being such, relatively impervious to WiFi. That solved the
> problem of connecting my shop computer to the net (but of course raises the
> whole other issue of time wasting net surfing out in the shop...).
>  Anyway, now I could use wifi out in the shop since my iPad and phone can't
> connect to the wifi inside the shop.  I have a four port switch out there I
> am using to connect the computer and my solar panel stuff to, so I have
> room for an access point.  I'm looking for a recommendation for an
> inexpensive, reliable access point; I don't need a booster or range
> extender since it's only got to work inside my 24 x 48 foot shop building.