This is a long shot, but maybe someone on this forum might know an answer to our problem.
Our place in Colorado is two separated buildings. What we call the "main cabin" and the "garage". The upper portion of the garage has a bedroom and TV room. In the main cabin we have satellite internet.
Unfortunately when the garage was built we did not include a Cat5 wire from the main cabin to the garage so the garage could have a hard wired internet connection. What does connect between the two is the house electrical, a satellite coax cable, and a phone line. All are in use. But there is also an unused low voltage type wire (two insulated wires) that I believe was installed for an intercom or possibly an alarm system. Whatever it was for, it is unused. And is fully accessible in both structures.
Is there a way to get an internet feed to travel along the unused two wires?
I'm no wiring expert, but I don't think there is a way without more wires (min of 4).
But I thought, hey there are some electrical experts on this forum that might have a solution.
Note, wireless will not work do to the distance between the structures, the thick metal roofs, and the thick logs (these are log cabins structures with full logs). Also digging to add a new wire is impossible, well not exactly impossible but the logs make it impossible to add the wiring inside the upstairs of the garage.
Our place in Colorado is two separated buildings. What we call the "main cabin" and the "garage". The upper portion of the garage has a bedroom and TV room. In the main cabin we have satellite internet.
Unfortunately when the garage was built we did not include a Cat5 wire from the main cabin to the garage so the garage could have a hard wired internet connection. What does connect between the two is the house electrical, a satellite coax cable, and a phone line. All are in use. But there is also an unused low voltage type wire (two insulated wires) that I believe was installed for an intercom or possibly an alarm system. Whatever it was for, it is unused. And is fully accessible in both structures.
Is there a way to get an internet feed to travel along the unused two wires?
I'm no wiring expert, but I don't think there is a way without more wires (min of 4).
But I thought, hey there are some electrical experts on this forum that might have a solution.
Note, wireless will not work do to the distance between the structures, the thick metal roofs, and the thick logs (these are log cabins structures with full logs). Also digging to add a new wire is impossible, well not exactly impossible but the logs make it impossible to add the wiring inside the upstairs of the garage.
