[NBLUG/talk] talk Digest, Vol 122, Issue 6

[Mr. Jan Hearthstone]

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>    1. How do I get WiFi signal to my router? (Mr. Jan Hearthstone)
>    2. Re: How do I get WiFi signal to my router? (Lincoln Peters)
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> From: "Mr. Jan Hearthstone" <hearthstone11 at yahoo.com>
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> Subject: [NBLUG/talk] How do I get WiFi signal to my router?
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> Dear people,
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> what do I need to get a WiFi signal from a hotspot to my router, from which I 
> would usean ethernet cable to connect a laptop, a PC, and my MagicJack+?
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> From: Lincoln Peters <anfrind at gmail.com>
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> On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Mr. Jan Hearthstone
> <hearthstone11 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>  Dear people,
>> 
>>  what do I need to get a WiFi signal from a hotspot to my router, from which 
> I would usean ethernet cable to connect a laptop, a PC, and my MagicJack+?
> 
> I think that what you are describing is a bridge, not a hotspot.  I
> think I've seen such things, which connect to a WiFi network and
> provide access via Ethernet ports, but since WiFi support is pretty
> much ubiquitous in newer computers, bridges are not as common as they
> used to be.
> 
> Maybe something like this would do what you need?
> <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122602>
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I don't intend to travel, I am stationary; besides, I have not noticed any RJ45 ports on this Netgear PR2000-100NAS Trek N300 Travel Router...


An alternative for me would be to go straight from the router (supplying my existing WiFi), situated in a building about 400' away from my hut, to my hut with an Ethernet cable, but--how long can an Ethernet cable can be before starting loosing signal noticeably?
Could I go with such a cable into my router (as I need separate sources for my laptop, MagicJack+, PC ...)?

Thanks, Hearthstone.