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Message posted on 16 Apr 2025 09:21 AM
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We have an Ethernet cable running from the sky router to an outside building and have a cat 6 socket all plugged in and working to which we then have an Ethernet cable going to a windows laptop. We have a spare Ethernet cat 6 socket but would like to get WiFi up and running to connect mobile phone or iPad to in the garden building and or have a WiFi signal in the garden.
can I use a sky max pod and use an Ethernet cable from the cat 6 socket to that and then that will give me WiFi ? Or
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Message posted on 16 Apr 2025 01:06 PM
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Hi
yes i have two Ethernet cables running back to the router..
super I have a spare max pod so will connect and see if that works.
thank you
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Message posted on 16 Apr 2025 10:29 AM
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Re: Garden via Ethernet but how to get wifi
Technically that would work, but Sky won't supply a Max pod for that purpose because external buildings are specifically excluded from the terms of the Enhanced Wall to Wall WiFi Guarantee.
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Message posted on 16 Apr 2025 10:35 AM
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Re: Garden via Ethernet but how to get wifi
@JoMC0 Unless you have two cables running to your Ethernet Socket bsck to the Sky Router then that second one will have NO connection. One cable one connection unless you install a small switch on the system.
Message posted on 16 Apr 2025 01:06 PM
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Hi
yes i have two Ethernet cables running back to the router..
super I have a spare max pod so will connect and see if that works.
thank you
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