Bill Kearney wrote:
>> My thought is to use Cat5 or LMR400 cable to get
>> to the open spot - not over the trees, but through them.
>
>Bad idea. The radio in the router will not get enough signal to work with
>cable lengths that long. You want the cable from the radio to the antennas
>to be as short as possible (like a few feet). It would be better to put the
>router out in the clearing and run CAT5 back for ethernet network and power.
>You could run two wires or you could use a power-over-ethernet setup (PoE).
>
>Then use a highly directional antenna, very carefully aimed, at EACH end of
>connection.
>
>Otherwise if you want to connect them physically you could use fibre. Fibre
>to ethernet converters are pretty inexpensive. You'd just have to install
>the direct burial type of fibre. And any time you're putting something in
>ground always make sure to pull spare pairs. Don't pull just what's
>required, double it. There's always the chance something will go wrong with
>the pair that's in use. It's best to have a spare already in the ground.
>
>What're you planning on doing at the receiving end in the outbuilding? What
>sort of devices or network use are you anticipating?
>
>-Bill Kearney

Thanks, Bill - I will be using a PC, off the Linksys router.

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