Total Newbie - Apologies in Advance

[gnomus]

(14-04-2014 19:54)simoncn Wrote:  The first step is to diagnose the cause of the current problem. Before you consider purchasing a wireless bridge, it would be a good idea to try a temporary Ethernet cable. A 30m cable should be long enough, and these are available for about £4 from Amazon.....
After doing the test with a 30m Ethernet cable, you might find that you still have the dropout problem., If so, the solution would be to buy a switch instead of buying a wireless bridge.

Thanks again Simon. Cable ordered. (£3.40). I'm going away for a few days. I will report back in a week or so.