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Longish Range Wireless Network question
I'm pretty much a noob when it comes to wireless networking. I pulled CAT-5 cable all through my house, so I've never had an issue with connectivity.
However I recent got DSL, eventhough the provider originally told me I was several thousand yards too far out. I just didn't close the install ticket, and they eventually got it working. Well my In-Laws live on the next piece of property, maybe 250 yards away. The Provider won't do anything for them to get access to DSL. They simply say "You're too far away by three thousand yards." So I want to hook their house up to my Network. I have heard of folks doing this access point to access point with antennas, but I really don't have a clue as to how that works. Also I've read the some of the Pre-N cards and routers will work at ranges of 200-300 yards. That might be easier, but I'm not sure about more reliable. To complicate the setup my house is in a "hole" relative to theirs, and there are a number of thick tree lines and a couple of metal buildings between the houses. Anybody done this? Anybody know of a site where this kind of thing is described? Last edited by Glengoyne : 12-12-2005 at 07:01 PM. |
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12-12-2005, 07:13 PM | #2 |
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Isn't there a signal booster or range extender you can get on the wireless router?
geesh, your in-laws are that close to you distance wise?
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12-12-2005, 07:14 PM | #3 |
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antenna-to-antenna i don't think is too hard. i've never done it, but i gather you just point the two at each other and then bang you're pretty good to go.
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12-12-2005, 09:57 PM | #6 |
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ya got me. there must be "do it yourself" sites for it out there on the interweb though
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12-13-2005, 06:59 AM | #7 | |
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Some antenna are direction, other are not The thing about wireless internet, is that the signal is not boosted at all. thats why it gets such a crappy signal. I don't know how much farther range you could get with just a bigger antenna, but might I suggest something like this Check out this article for more information http://www.radiolabs.com/Articles/wifi-antenna.html
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12-13-2005, 08:39 AM | #8 |
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The folks at this board generally know what they're talking about and include some very accomplished network engineers. Be sure, however, to do a thorough search before asking, since they sometimes don't react well if it's clear you haven't looked through past threads for info.
To that end, their FAQ has a section here that is all about long-range wireless, which should help you get started. Having said that, I know people who have done it two different ways: 1. Long-range transmitter & reception: I knew a guy who did this, back when I worked for a dot-com. Basically he had a transmitter plugged into the ethernet at work that was pointed at his house a few miles away, and then some sort of antenna receiver at his home which caught the signal. This was about 4 years ago, so I'd expect it's even easier to set up now. 2. Very capable wireless router: I could be wrong, but I think some of the higher-end wireless routers have ranges that go up to several hundred yards. Anyway, best of luck. |
12-13-2005, 12:57 PM | #9 |
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I'm just curious how this turns out because I'm not sure how to do it.
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12-13-2005, 04:40 PM | #10 | |
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I can't help nitpicking, but it wouldnt be a transmitter/reciever setup. That would assume that the communication was one way. What he probably had was two anteannas, one at work, and one at home. Each one of those was connected to his wireless routers, which is his transceiver
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12-13-2005, 04:46 PM | #11 |
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Dola: there is a calculator on that website glengoyne. If you are unsure about the calculations, I can figure out how much power your antenna's would need. I just need the amount of power your router puts out. Will be in either mW, or DB, and might be on the router iteslf, or in the manual. The approximate distance between your house and theirs.
Just remember that you want to go with a bigger antenna than you need, especially if your calculations are approximate.
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I'm going to be following up on those sites for certain though. Thanks for the links, and you can bet I'll be following up here as I progress. It'll be like a Wireless Dynasty. |
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12-13-2005, 11:11 PM | #13 |
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oh geez. aol on dial-up?!?!? help the man!! damM!
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12-13-2005, 11:55 PM | #14 |
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Couldnt you bury ethernet cable between the houses to link them up? 1000 feet of cable seems to be roughly 60 bucks or so(unless im looking at the wrong thing). No transmitters, no nothing to worry about in that respect.
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12-14-2005, 12:35 AM | #16 |
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i have just a regular old linksys router, but i have a friend that is a systems engineer and got me a firmware upgrade that multiplied my power output by 10 times...i dont know what the actual range is but i know things like that are available.
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12-14-2005, 05:09 PM | #20 |
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Okay, I did the calculations for you, using some baseline figures. a 5 db antenna installed on both ends would be close to enough for you. If you don't mind breaking FCC regulations, I would reccomend a 10DB antenna for each house.
Here is what you would have setup Ethernet Network -> Wireless Bridge -> Antenna <-> Antenna <-Wireless Bridge <-Ethernet Network <- DSL The bridges are kind of expensive. Your bridge only needs point 2 point connections since you only plan on having 2 networks. Throughput will be slow on their end, only a max of about 500k. Here is a kit with everything you need, although the antenna's are a too powerful. http://www.wirelessnetworkproducts.c...ROD&ProdID=564
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Dola: If they only plan to connect one computer to your network, you could get by without the wireless bridges. If would be more of a pain though, since you have to have a card that allows the antenna to be removed, you would have to run a cable from that computer to the antenna outside. Also, it looks like you might have to put the antenna up high to get a good line of sight. I would reccomend investing in lightning arrestors.
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