lol i dont know a whole lot about wirless LANs but i do know a little and i have never heard of a cheap one with a 1/2 mile radius
Wireless connection 1/2 mile cheaply?
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Wireless connection 1/2 mile cheaply?
Title pretty much sums it up.
I need to make this connection as cheap as possible.
It will be connecting two buildings with line of sight 1/2 mile apart. One building has a wired LAN, the other has just one computer. All systems run windows XP.
Plug and play would be a HUGE plus, but with a budget of only $400 I know I will not be getting the purely pnp stuff. BTW, I know my way around eBay. In particular what radios, jumpers, and directional or omni antennas should I get, and what would work with little or no soldering?
I have tried to ask this question at the big wireless forums and have gotten flamed right out of there for being such a noob.
Makes me want to use the F250 to squash their little hybrids!
I feel alot better posting it with the awsome members of FTE!
Thanks in advance, Mike
I need to make this connection as cheap as possible.
It will be connecting two buildings with line of sight 1/2 mile apart. One building has a wired LAN, the other has just one computer. All systems run windows XP.
Plug and play would be a HUGE plus, but with a budget of only $400 I know I will not be getting the purely pnp stuff. BTW, I know my way around eBay. In particular what radios, jumpers, and directional or omni antennas should I get, and what would work with little or no soldering?
I have tried to ask this question at the big wireless forums and have gotten flamed right out of there for being such a noob.
Makes me want to use the F250 to squash their little hybrids! I feel alot better posting it with the awsome members of FTE!
Thanks in advance, Mike
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http://www.sveasoft.com/
There ya go. They offer firmware, and router case mods that will get you I think it was about a half mile.
There ya go. They offer firmware, and router case mods that will get you I think it was about a half mile.
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I used to work with Breezecom radios. Once got a range of several miles with 24 db gain antennas on both ends. I normally had a omni at one end. Breezecom would be too expensive for you but a lower priced one should work.
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You should be able to do it with homemade antennae. Do a google search for wireless antenna. One of the most common methods is a directional "pringle's can" antenna. They look pretty cheap to make.
LOL about the wireless forums. Those guys probably don't get out much, and it made their day to harrass the noob.
Yeah, Mike, I'm wondering maybe a parabolic on the "base" LAN and a cantenna on the other end.
LOL about the wireless forums. Those guys probably don't get out much, and it made their day to harrass the noob.
Yeah, Mike, I'm wondering maybe a parabolic on the "base" LAN and a cantenna on the other end.
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The best way to do it is with the upgraded firmware on that site. I would be a little wary of making a homemeade antennae, expecially when there are antennaes out there that will do the same think.
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No time to post in depth right now, (I have to finish installing strobe and flashers on a tower tomorrow, so I can finish a 17 mile path for wireless internet by Friday). So here's a link to some inexpensive gear: http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/antennas_2400.php##
You'll need a couple directional gain antennas hooked to the equipment shown in the earlier link. For a half mile, I doubt you'ld need much, if any kind of Amp, but it's helpful if the two points are line-of-sight.
You'll need a couple directional gain antennas hooked to the equipment shown in the earlier link. For a half mile, I doubt you'ld need much, if any kind of Amp, but it's helpful if the two points are line-of-sight.
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Originally Posted by Mike W
I used to work with Breezecom radios. Once got a range of several miles with 24 db gain antennas on both ends. I normally had a omni at one end. Breezecom would be too expensive for you but a lower priced one should work.
I think I will go with Breezecom's since it seems they will be the easiest to incorporate into the wired LAN with all the protocols and routers and firewalls, and they can be picked up pretty cheap on eBay used. What radios would you use Mike, SA-10D, WB-10D, AP-10D, or a combination?
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It is amazing how fast I forget stuff. We had AP-10? for a master hooked to an omni, and SA-40s? at the remote sites with a directional antenna. Typically had 30 SA's talking to one master. We had a couple of repeaters which consisted of a WB and a AP connected back to back with a crossover cable. I had the software to look at signal strength and change the programing remotely.
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Took the words right out of my mouth. Better make sure the security is pretty tight on that wireless, or you'll have wardrivers lined up around the block to take advantage of that nice clean strong broadband signal. 
Those pringle's cantennae are looking better all the time.
Those pringle's cantennae are looking better all the time.
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After what AerpPA said I was just remembering a small story in the news paper about a year ago in the police reports section.
It was something as follows but not exact,
"Police pulled over a man that was driving very slowly all over the road. They had discovered the man was driving by houses with his laptop trying to find a signal to download free **** with his pants down"
It was something as follows but not exact,
"Police pulled over a man that was driving very slowly all over the road. They had discovered the man was driving by houses with his laptop trying to find a signal to download free **** with his pants down"
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