Improving Down The Garden Connectivity

The house next door is about to be renovated, including removing a chimney stack from the room next door to my office. It'll be a loud, and likely very distracting process. I've got noise cancelling headphones, but, the dogs don't. So, I decided that it would be wise to make sure that we've got an alternative workspace available. At the bottom of our garden is a summer house which currently functions as a (somewhat neglected) gym. There's currently a TP-Link Deco unit in there, meshed onto the rest of our wifi network. The connection is unstable but is, usually, enough for us to be able to play workout videos (albeit with occasional frustration). This post talks about measuring and improving the wireless connectivity of our summer house. The Plan No Trench First, to address the obvious: outdoor wifi is always going to be a little problematic. A far more reliable connection could be achieved by establishing a physical connection (by running copper or fiber down the garden). However,…