Connect garage to house for allow fast access (gaming / VR)

cavemanoc

cavemanoc

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I currently have my main gaming machine hanging from the wall in the garage. It connects to the main network via the Gigaclear (Linksys) mesh network (3 boxes to improve signal - One to the outside wall, one in the lounge, and one in the garage). I would like to be able to play games on the PC, via my Quest 3 headset from the comfort of the livingroom. To achieve that I need a hard-wired ethernet connection from the garage to the house.

The plan is to run a Cat6a cable from the garage to the livingroom (next to each other, but separated by about 5m.) I will be repurposing the hole for the old Sky dish cable into the house. I envisage:
  1. Cat6a cable running between the garage wall and the lounge wall (will either bury it, or run it along a wooden fence).
  2. Ethernet socket on the garage wall interior, connected to the PC via a short Cat6a lead.
  3. Ethernet socket on the lounge wall, connected to the Linksys Mesh extender that the Quest 3 will connect to.
I've gone for 6a to future proof the system (I know over that distance I'll probably not see any difference between 6 and 6a)

Im looking for advice on what to buy cable and box wise.

Cheers :D
 
I've got no issue buying the right equipment for the job - in fact, I'm specifically NOT looking to ghetto the solution (as much as I love and old-skool ghetto mod!) - I am just trying to find the smartest way to avoid paying 5x the prive because it is such a small run.
 
Made the call. 50m of AWG 'direct bury' waterproof Cat 6. Ive cleared a path through the bushes along the wall so I'll run it along that. I went long as I decided to run 2 lines instead of 1 - there was only a couple of quid difference between 25m and 50m. It also means I'll have enough left over to make the internal cables too. I finally took the plunge and picked up a crimping and testing set so I'll know if my handy work has been successful :D
 
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