Re: Trying to broadcast wireless signal .5 mi

On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 17:39:00 -0500, Saluda Dave
<Saluda.Dave.313aap@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> wrote:

>
>Alright, I'm trying to broadcast my satellite internet signal and my
>wireless network to my parents house. Their house is approximately .5
>miles away across open feilds. I already have a Linksys WRT300N
>router, and a Linksys WAP54G that was left over from an upgrade at my
>place of work.
>

I have this arrangement to connect office to line-of-sight home ~ 400m

Office (mixture of wired and wireless systems)

Wireless ADSL Router/Switch
|
Ethernet Cable
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Linksys WAP54G Wireless Access Point (set to repeater mode)
as near as possible (3m) to
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Home made cantenna aerial

400m

Home made cantenna aerial and very short cable to
|
Linksys WAP54G Wireless Access Point (set to repeater mode)
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short ethernet cable
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D-Link DWL-700AP Wireless Access Point (now a bit out of date)
|
Home equipment (couple of laptops)

The above arrangement has worked fine for over 3 years thanks to a
friendly farmer who keeps his apple tree well trimmed to maintain LOS.

HTH


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AnthonyL