I have recently been attempting to get wifi in our detached garage. It is all metal which is why I cannot get service in there. I had to run about 200 foot of ethernet cable and bought a new router for the garage, I connected the ethernet cable to the router in the house, trenched the cable and ran it into the barn. If i just connect my computer to the ethernet cable i get around 300mbps (same speed as house). When I plugged the new router in all green lights came on and I thought I was good to go but when I connect to the network no internet is available. I know it is getting internet because i connected to one of the five ports on the router and It was working. Both routers are TP-link and our internet is spectrum. Any ideas?
Set the new router as Access Point mode, plug the ethernet to LAN port, not WAN.
The second router is plugged in to the WAN port. If I set it up as access mode that will prevent the initial router from being online correct?
No, Access Point would extend the connection from initial router.