manfred.schmiemann@gmail.com hath wroth:
>My neighbour in the Canadian countryside has a Linksys WPC 300N
>router.
The WPC300N is NOT a router.
<http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout &cid=1144763513196&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVis itorWrapper>
It's a PCMCIA card for a laptop. You need to know is what your
neighbor is using for a router. The probem is that it's probably the
companion Linksys "Pre-N" router, which does not allow for adding
external antennas. Therefore, the best you can do is a better antenna
on whatever you're using for a radio, and a better location (in a
window) for his wireless router.
>His house is 500 ft from my holiday cottage and he is willing
>to share the wireless access with me. Signal is ok up to 200-300 ft
>away. How can we extend signal range to my house - mains connection is
>possible weatherproof half-way...
If you don't have line of sight, it won't work. You might be able to
install a repeater at midpoint depending on what you have have to work
with. You would still need line of sight between the repeater and
both ends of the link. I've had lousy luck with repeaters, but you
might be able to do better.
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