On Sun, 18 May 2008 13:51:43 -0700, pj wrote:

thank you all for your prompt replies! in answer to a couple of you the
electric circuits are completely seperate making homeplug inoperable. I
would like if possible to keep a physical data link as ive had bad
experiences with wireless reliability, plus using cat5 i can go up to
gigabit if needs be.

As with the comments above everyone seems to have conflicting views on
whether its a good idea to link buildings. Im not interested in using
fibre as its WAY too expensive for this project. A cheapo £20 switch
will be at either end of the line so im not too bothered if the risk of
it blowing is there, as long as it isnt a common occurance!

I'm torn as i would like to try it but dont want to do anything
dangerous in any way. The building is being done up and will have an
office in the end of it that requires internet access as well as
reasonable transfer speed for backup purposes.

thank you for your comments
Pete


Have you looked at including one (or two) of these?

http://www.wifigear.co.uk/viewProduct.aspx?
product=6FE139BA-6946-4CFB-93A6-EA916D797F90

They would need to be installed with a serious earth spike each to be any
use, but that's basically only a metal rod into the ground. That would
make it absolutely safe.

When I did the same thing (from a stable block office to a farmhouse) I
just ran outdoor spec Cat-5 in a buried PVC pipe then had a cheap switch
each end, away from anything flammable... sound familiar?