Wireless Ethernet I'm I Over Complicating Things??!!

[Gavmacp]

Rather out of my depth here!
Father in law likes to play computer simulation but cannot see screen on pc as well as he did. They have a 'summer house' which has electricity. He is thinking of using an old tv to play his games. But I am thinking he could use wireless Ethernet to link computer outside in hut to router. What could some of you techies recommend I am aware you have to avoid some band widths as they are effected by mobile phones etc.

[Togo]

Ethernet is not wireless. It is the yellow lead from router to pc.

[Gavmacp]

But isn't there something you can run from router to a device that then sends a signal to a device that connects to computer using Ethernet?

[Gavmacp]

God I'm beginning to sound like my mother!

[CrapAtCryptics]

if you are using wireless and your signal is quite strong you should have no issues. I use my wifi across the street to a neighbours when I help them out with holiday bookings.

[Togo]

Is his router wireless? How far away is the summer house? Is his old tv able to take pc input?

[Gavmacp]

All things I am thinking Togo. They have a son living with them but he is bloody useless! Just trying to help. I send him (FIL) emails with suggestions but he doesn't respond or sends emails to my wife. I have suggested many things which he doesn't quite get but if up north for a while I will show him over several days and he then will love and enjoy.

[Togo]

If you have answers to the previous questions gav. We can help. Router and tv model would be great. When you get some details re post and we can sort it. Post as much info in your further enquiry and it is done. I would think that tv suitability may be the problem if it is to old. Screen resolution et al.

[Hypognosis]

There are two ways to get the wireless signal into the summer house PC
i) The inbuilt Wi-Fi receiver
ii) A second router, at the summer house end, with sufficient range to send/receive to the main house's router i.e. a "wireless bridge" arrangement

With respect to range, they should be similar (do we expect more oomph from a router than a PC/laptop internal?) but the card may be the speed-limiting factor, if it is old-tech enough and doesn't support newer, faster wireless protocols.

Thus a second router for the summer house ensures best bandwidth.

Footnote: I'm using the word "bandwidth" to mean data transmission speed. Unless I misunderstood, you seem to be using it in the sense of "channels" or "frequency bands". There can be issues where neighbouring routers with only 16 channels start to overlap. Things might be fine at the moment, then goes mammaries up as soon as FIL expands his WiFi footprint and starts overlapping with a more distant neighbour, on the channel his paired routers have negotiated. (Potentially, his and his neighbours' networks all fall over and no-one will be able to work out why!)

[bhg481]

I think what you're lookin for is a pair of these:

Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

Move your computer, then plug one in where your computer used to be and plug the yellow ethernet cable into it. You plug the other one next to where your computer is now and connect the ethernet cable supplied with it beween it and your computer. Job done.
If you have a shortage of electrical sockets you can get the network adapters with a pass-through socket but they cost a bit more.
Also they come in different transfer speeds - I have a pair of 500Mbs adapters.

[Maydup]

I use these, ^^^, instead of ethernet cables and they are excellent.

Now the challenge is to hook up the old TV - not easy.

Much easier for him to buy a new laptop with a nice big screen. Always better to upgrade rather than downgrade to old equipment if at all possible.

[bhg481]

These are the ones with the pass-through.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00D8BGLMY?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00

The picture also shows more clearly where you connect the ethernet cable.

[Hypognosis]

@Maydup

Laptop is the logical solution to the summer house scenario but the OP specified "simulation" and that tends to suggest a demand for a high-end graphics card and that's where laptops can't compete with a desktop (fitted with lots of cooling fans).

[Maydup]

Of course, hypognosis, but how would an old TV set be suitable?

No need to link to the summerhouse, just buy a new larger screen for the exisiting pc in the house.

[Gavmacp]

I was hoping father in law would take computer to summerhouse and still get a signal but no. So I have three options.

1. TP link via electricity circuit but may not work due to there might be a circuit break.

2. There is a something available which you plug in by your router and connect via Ethernet then you plug in elsewhere and connect again using Ethernet to computer. It connects using radio waves but we had to be careful of bandwidth as can be effected by mobiles etc.

3. A wifi extender. We can place this half way from router to summerhouse.

Please don't get to Trekkie as got a headache!