The access point in my friends detached garage is giving me some issues. It will be doing fine, and then all of a sudden the access point will lose connection to the main router.
Heres the setup. Main router in the house, with Cat5 buried out to the garage (in conduit), connected to an access point in the garage. This is the exact same setup I have ran to the shop at my house, and that I have ran to several other friends garages, all with ZERO issues. The only difference is his is the longest run from router to access point, right at 300ft. This was all installed about two months ago, and for the first 6 weeks or so it worked flawlessly, but now the AP will randomly loose internet connection. I assumed the router was bad so I swapped it with the one from my garage, and the same problem happened. Also it seems like it happens quicker if you are streaming TV or something, as opposed to just using your phone or scrolling facebook. A quick reset of the AP and you are back up and running for another hour or so until it happens again.
I realize Cat6 would have been better but I have a somewhat unlimited free supply of Cat5, and speed testing in his garage (when the internet is actually working) is giving me 100meg up and down.
Any suggestions?
Heres the setup. Main router in the house, with Cat5 buried out to the garage (in conduit), connected to an access point in the garage. This is the exact same setup I have ran to the shop at my house, and that I have ran to several other friends garages, all with ZERO issues. The only difference is his is the longest run from router to access point, right at 300ft. This was all installed about two months ago, and for the first 6 weeks or so it worked flawlessly, but now the AP will randomly loose internet connection. I assumed the router was bad so I swapped it with the one from my garage, and the same problem happened. Also it seems like it happens quicker if you are streaming TV or something, as opposed to just using your phone or scrolling facebook. A quick reset of the AP and you are back up and running for another hour or so until it happens again.
I realize Cat6 would have been better but I have a somewhat unlimited free supply of Cat5, and speed testing in his garage (when the internet is actually working) is giving me 100meg up and down.
Any suggestions?