topic Re: Summer house in Broadband

Summer house

DavCarr — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 20:36:44 GMT

I'm renovating my summer house and want to get internet up there. It's too far for the WiFi to reach so I'm wondering how's the best way to get a connection up there? I can run an Ethernet cable from my router up to the summer house (approx 70m). Would it best to plug this Ethernet cable into a router from sky or go for a third party? Would it have to be a different WiFi or can it be the same WiFi as in the house?

Re: Summer house

Chrisee — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 20:44:17 GMT

@DavCarr ethernet should be good for up to 100m but I would use Cat6 external grade cable. All Skt hubs have gigabit ethernet ports so there should not beca need to replace the router. Using a third party WiFi access point should not be an issue as you are well out of range of your home wifi.

Re: Summer house

JimM1 — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 20:57:54 GMT

@DavCarr You can also use the same ssid/password combination out in the summer home also so should have no connection problems moving between both points!

Re: Summer house

DavCarr — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 06:56:13 GMT

Thanks both. Any recommendations on the new router for the summer house? Anything to look out for when buying one? Or anything to avoid?

Re: Summer house

Chrisee — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 07:02:09 GMT

@DavCarr you dont need a router in the summer house you want a wifi access point what you need depends on the speed you want but something like this access point should work. Having a second router adds complexity to the network especially if you want to access devices in the house from the summer house.