Scott Nagle wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> I have two clients who are trying to expand their internet to another
> building - one case, from their mobile office to their house on the same
> property up on a hill, maybe 400 feet away, with trees in between. My other
> case is similar, going from their house to their workshop, separated by the
> same distance and obstacles... To share their cable/DSL, I've already tried
> an upper-level $300 Belkin, I believe it was, wi-fi router which almost made
> it (probably 75' from getting the lowest possible signal) and am looking for
> suggestions. Wireless must be the only way to go and I'm guessing they'd
> need some sort of an outdoor access point to get the best range? Speed isn't
> as important as range since it's only to be used for Internet... If they can
> get 2-5mb, I'm sure that'd be plenty... I'm sure there are many similar
> posts out there but I can't find any as I'm not sure of the best
> wording/terminology to search for... If someone could assist, or point me to
> a similar posting, I'd be very appreciative... I do know cat 5e and
> 802.11b/g networking, just haven't been asked to do it with such a large
> distance...
> Many thanks,
> Scott
Look at the Tranzeo equipment at
http://shop.electro-comm.com/ac/Prod...=60399&view=19
Much cheaper than what you're playing with, will go much, much, much
further than what you need. Run a cat5 cable outside, mount the radio,
set them up, you're in business.