I'm trying to connect two homes with fiber to extend the LAN from Home 1 to Home 2. They are about 1000 feet apart, separated by woods. I would bury cable in the ground between the two.
I know fiber is the best choice, but I've never used fiber so I'm wondering if somebody can dumb down for me exactly the process. I'm guessing I would need direct burial fiber, possibly pre-terminated. Then, once I have the cable, is it simply a matter of having a switch on each end with matching fiber ports, and then I connect it to my Ethernet LAN in both homes.
Questions that come up:
- Do I need to trench or use conduit, or if I buy direct burial fiber am I fine as long as I'm down a few inches?
- Any specific kind of cable, certain spec? I'm new to the fiber world, and OM1, OM2, OM3, OM4, etc don't mean a lot to me.
- Do I need a pre-terminated cable, and if so what kind of connectors?
- Can I buy just any switch with fiber + RJ45 ports and plug the fiber into my home Ethernet network and be good to go?
I would appreciate it if anybody could give specifics on recommended cable and switches on each end so I make sure I'm buying the right stuff.
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