Ok so here is the situation. I live in a very rural area and internet prices out here are extremely high. I have an Aunt that lives about 5 miles away, who has wifi. She does not mind if i pick up on her signal (wanted to throw that in there before anyone asked), but she doesn't want me to touch her computer or any of the equipment in her home physically. We have trees and other obstructions between our houses, but i plan to mount the antenna on the roof.
So here are the plans / options feel free to comment or suggest anything.
Equipment i have currently:
Old Dish satellite.
Lynksys WMP54G V.4
My Computer
Plan A.
Buy BiQuad Wifi Atenna
Amazon.com: Build a BiQuad 3x WiFi Booster Wardriving WiFi Antenna: Electronics
Buy LMR 400
LMR400 by the foot.
Buy Adapter Rp-SMA Male to N Female
RP-SMA Male to N Female Adapter
Attach Biquad antenna onto the old dish satellite, and mount Dishtenna on the roof, connecting the LMR-400 from the dishtenna to the WMP54G using the Adapter. Then use Netstumbler and hope to catch her wifi.
Plan B.
Buy 2.4GHz 24dBi Outdoor Grid Dish Antenna w/Cable
Amazon.com: 2.4GHz 24dBi Outdoor Grid Dish Antenna w/Cable: Electronics
Buy LMR 400
LMR400 by the foot.
Buy Adapter Rp-SMA Male to N Female
RP-SMA Male to N Female Adapter
Basically the same as plan A. Mount Dish on roof and connect to Pci card accordingly.
I have read much on this subject online, and these are the answers i have come up with. Any suggestions are welcomed. i just ask that they be detailed. If you would like to suggest i buy something else suggest the proper name for the product, the reason for the switch, and if possible suggest a brand or model number that you found useful.
I would also like to add that as this is a very very rural area. population something like 200, not many people have computers much less internet. So the longer range of the device the better. I have read about POE bridges but i do not fully understand there function. So if anyone does i have some questions.
On a Bridge could i not just mount it with the Dishtenna on the roof (in a air tight container) and run the N connector from the dish into it, then Ethernet cable (cat5e) from it down to my computer?
Thank you in advance for any comments, i seem t be long winded today.