On Jan 4, 5:59 pm, Venus <Venus.32o...@no-mx.wirelessforums.org>
wrote:
> I'd like to get an outdoor directional antenna facing my parents house
> (2 houses away), and rebroadcast their signal in my house. I’ve
> been able to connect to their network with a directional antenna
> connected to a network card and aiming it out a window but I want to be
> able to move around and after replacing my windows with Low-E my signal
> is gone. Do you know if repeaters collect signals through their antenna
> and repeat them through their base, or do they collect and repeat the
> signal through their antenna only?
>
> I’d like to put an outdoor antenna dish to get my parents signal,
> carry it down to the base unit 2 floors below and rebroadcast it. The
> base unit needs to know what I do, get that signal and broadcast it to
> my parents house. Do you know if repeaters both send/receive only
> through their antenna or, do they receive/send through both their
> antenna and base?
>
> Hope I explained that well. Jennifer
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Sorry for the degeneration into squabbles and such. And sorry if my
original answer was hasty and confusing.
I hope you can get a decent answer out of this thread. What Dan S
said is good advice. Read it carefully, as that's the ticket for a
good long-term solution. With a cheap wireless router thrown in, it
will cost about $200 or so.
If you want to go cheaper then you could try sticking a USB wifi
adapter out the window (protect it from elements) with a long USB
extension cable running into your house. 15' is the max for USB
passive extension cables. Won't give you roaming, but you will have a
connection inside.
This one has been recommended as a good USB adapter for extending your
range:
http://www.gohawking.com/store/produ...roducts_id=140
Again, the best solution is probably what Dan S suggested.
And yes, you could buy a standard consumer repeater product as sold by
Linksys and others at your local store, and it might work, but it will
not be weatherized or come with a directional antenna. Generally, it
must be the same brand as the router your parents have and your wifi
security may not work right. You can always try it from a store with
a good return policy....
Cheers,
Steve
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