Ethernet cable through your garden? (lemy.lol)

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Has anyone here expanded internet connectivity to their garden with an ethernet cable? I am speaking about non-wireless communications. To some hut some 100 meters away? What are your experiences with it? Is it as simple as digging a cable trench, putting the cable in (maybe with some pipe to protect it) and covering it?

Are fibre optics a viable long-range alternative to copper ethernet cables for local area networks?

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[-] Golfnbrew@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

If I'm not mistaken, 100 meters is the max for cat 5/6 cable without switches or other hardware. There are some good directional antenna options for a wireless solution. And yes, a protective pipe (pvc) would be required. No direct burial.

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