how to set up a neighborhood wifi

Greets,

I want to set up a neighborhood wifi, in a somewhat rural area, houses
not close together and a lot of trees in between. There would be
between 5 and 7 homes involved. There is no central high point to
mount an antenna on.

I barely know what questions to ask much less where to begin. If
someone would point me to books and resources on the web I would
greatly appreciate.

Thanks,

David
Oklahoma City

David Duckslammer wrote:
> Greets,
>
> I want to set up a neighborhood wifi, in a somewhat rural area, houses
> not close together and a lot of trees in between. There would be
> between 5 and 7 homes involved. There is no central high point to
> mount an antenna on.
>
> I barely know what questions to ask much less where to begin. If
> someone would point me to books and resources on the web I would
> greatly appreciate.
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
> Oklahoma City

May not be possible. How far apart are the houses?

Also Google is your friend. Have you tried it?

Lou

"David Duckslammer" <davidduckslammer@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Greets,
>
> I want to set up a neighborhood wifi, in a somewhat rural area, houses
> not close together and a lot of trees in between. There would be
> between 5 and 7 homes involved. There is no central high point to
> mount an antenna on.

well - you came to the right place -
unfortunately, it may be more complicated because of the trees...

How far apart from each other are the homes ?
Can you see each other ?

The trees are like WiFi sponges - the leaves will soak up the RF.

> I barely know what questions to ask much less where to begin. If
> someone would point me to books and resources on the web I would
> greatly appreciate.

All WiFi is "line of sight" - without that basic requirement,
any implementation becomes much more of a challenge -