Not optimal, but it still might work if both of your services are being fed from the same pole mounted transformer, if that’s how the power is distributed in your neck of the woods.
We have neighbors that are using ethernet over power converters like these to share a broadband connection.
Again, not optimal, and I know you already have a working solution. Just an FYI.
@CharleyThomas - Whoa - your work area is WAY further than mine. My lot is only 8000 sf! Ha ha! That’s a “big” lot by California standards. OK, this ought to work then, and I can have wifi in the garage, too, which would be a plus, since that’s where my RP studio is.
What can I say? I had kids - limiting the options seemed to move things
forward … heh heh heh
Yeah, you got the hamburger - but no fries. Alas.
Go fish.
Best of luck to you, In my situation I have direct line of sight between the antenna and Wifi source with only one outside wall for the signal to pass through. If your signal is passing through multiple walls before it reaches your shop that could present a problem. To overcome that problem I have seen cases where people have mounted there wifi router in their attic to improve reception throughout their houses. More trouble to do but it could help especially if you mount your receiver at the same height. Just a thought.
Charley
I’ve used products from EnGenius to connect disconnected offices. Rock solid products.
Poke a small hole in side of building to feed Ethernet cable through and seal with weatherproof caulking.
Cool! Will check that out, too, and see what is possible! Thanks.
Why don’t you people just use your cellphones? As already stated above, phones can act as a Wi-Fi hotspot or share the connection tethered to your USB. Right now I’m getting +11 Mbps (cheapest basic service) from my home connection and +9 Mbps from the mobile network, so it’s basically as fast. Oddly enough, the cell connection seems to have less latency at the moment. I just rented a work space a few kilometers away from my home and I have no intention to get any other internet connection there. A phone will do just fine.
I don’t have a Carvey, so the warranty issue is a moot one for me, but I can’t run Easel in my shop either, so I use a separate Gcode sender to control my X-Carve. I use bCNC, but there’s probably others that should work. When I use Easel, I create my projects in it and then export the gcode from it. You could put the gcode on a USB stick and take it with you to the shop.
The key is to be comfortable with how the gcode sender works and controls the machine before you send it a big project. My guess is that the warranty issue is related to axis limits and “bad” things that might happen if you were to blow past them, but I’m talking through my 4th point of contact there.
Not everyone has that option. I have unlimited data through my carrier. So the don’t allow the hot spot function.
