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Running Internet to Shop w/coax
Posted on 2/1/19 at 10:48 am
Posted on 2/1/19 at 10:48 am
I have a shop about 150 ft from my house. I also already have a coax buried from the road to the shop. Currently, it is not connected to my suddenlink service at the road. Can I use a splitter at the road and install a 2nd modem in my shop for internet or will I have to get a 2nd account with Suddenlink to get service this way? I'm obviously trying to avoid that and take advantage of the line already ran underground. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 11:06 am to TroyHenley
that is a sudden link question as to, would they allow a 2nd modem from your account to talk to the network.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 11:09 am to TroyHenley
you probably would be better off with something like this:
convert your coax to ethernet instead and then put a switch in your shed to connect to an access point or hard-wire directly to your devices.
convert your coax to ethernet instead and then put a switch in your shed to connect to an access point or hard-wire directly to your devices.
This post was edited on 2/1/19 at 11:11 am
Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:14 pm to CAD703X
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you probably would be better off with something like this
Don't think this would work as it's upstream of his modem. At least that's how I read it.
Why do you have a coax line buried to your shop from the road? Vs from your house to the shop? Your ISP will have to answer the question whether they'll give you access through the 2nd modem.
There's a lot of options to give you internet 150 ft. from the house, if you want to branch from your service in your house to the shop.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:25 pm to LSUtigerME
That is correct. There are 2 coax at the road (one buried coming to my house which is where my modem is, second is the coax running to my shop). This was already here when I purchased the house. I've contact Suddenlink and they're useless. Spoke with several different technical reps and they've advised me that they'll have to send a service tech out to answer my questions. Earliest available date they can have a rep out is March 26! 
I'm all ears to any suggestions on getting the service to the shop. I just figured I could take advantage of the already buried line.
I'm all ears to any suggestions on getting the service to the shop. I just figured I could take advantage of the already buried line.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:45 pm to TroyHenley
If Suddenlink is like other cable internet ISPs, they require the modem's hardware address (MAC address). If they see a new on the line they may not allow it to communicate to the internet. I know Comcast is like that. Until that MAC is authorized...no dice...it will not assign an IP address.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:03 pm to TroyHenley
You definitely will not be able to just plug in a modem and have it work.
Most likely you would need to pay for another account.
Most likely you would need to pay for another account.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 2:04 pm to CarRamrod
No clear line of sight, pretty dense woods between home & shop. I guess I will wait on a Suddenlink service rep to see what they say. If I have to pay for another account, I'll revert back to trying to use the underground coax.
The run from my house to the road isn't very far, so maybe I could bury another coax from house to road and connect that coax to the shop line, then I could use Ethernet over Coax to get hardwired ethernet out there?
The run from my house to the road isn't very far, so maybe I could bury another coax from house to road and connect that coax to the shop line, then I could use Ethernet over Coax to get hardwired ethernet out there?
Posted on 2/1/19 at 3:08 pm to TroyHenley
If you're goping to go to the trouble of a new run to the shop then bury direct burial ethernet cable to your shop. It's less than 100 meters so no problem with it functioning.
You could then hook that ethernet cable up to a switch or a WAP for use by multiple devices if desired.
You could then hook that ethernet cable up to a switch or a WAP for use by multiple devices if desired.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 3:29 pm to TroyHenley
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The run from my house to the road isn't very far, so maybe I could bury another coax from house to road and connect that coax to the shop line, then I could use Ethernet over Coax to get hardwired ethernet out there?
If you can run coax from the house to the shop will solve your problem and not have to pay for a second account. Basically, you'd buy 2 MoCA adapters (provides ethernet over coax). Plug one at the house connect it to your router and to the coax to the shop. Plug the other adapter in the shop and connect it to the coax from the house and voila. Now you have a working ethernet port at the shop and part of the network at the house. You can hook a access point to it and now have wifi coverage in your shop.
At 150 feet, you can just run CAT6 from the house to the shop. Something like this should work pretty well.
https://www.amazon.com/Outdoor-Waterproof-Ethernet-Direct-Shielded/dp/B002HFO8JA
Posted on 2/1/19 at 3:53 pm to gpburdell
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At 150 feet, you can just run CAT6 from the house to the shop.
Which is what I said. It makes more sense to run an ethernet and put a cheap switch in his shop and from there he can do whatever he desires.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 3:56 pm to VABuckeye
Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I'm going to do some more research and planning, but I imagine I'll have this worked out and done before Suddenlink ever calls back. 
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:48 pm to TroyHenley
Does your shop and home get electricity from the same breaker box? Because if they do, then a Powerline adapter is what you need.
Posted on 2/2/19 at 11:22 pm to TroyHenley
If they're anything like comcast, they won't allow you to have 2 modems. I tried and tried. Even to get 2 accounts to no avail. Not unless they already had it set up as a multiple dwelling.
I'll throw in a link to a post I did for ubiquiti stations. They have a good solution for you and it's not expensive at all.
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I'll throw in a link to a post I did for ubiquiti stations. They have a good solution for you and it's not expensive at all.
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