wireless internet?

Question

I am trying to find or put together a wireless internet system at my house that will reach from my house to the garage which is like 300-400 feet away. I would like to have a laptop in the garage that is mobile with in that area, but have the router in the house. Is there a router with a strong enough signal to go that far and through all the walls? Or is there a way to have the connection meet up with another antenna that is about half way?

If you know of any suggestions or where to look for something that could make this possible I would appriciate it.

Thanks

Thanks guys ..this was a lot of help...ive been looking into all of them....The Pre N seems to have the most promise

Answer 1

look into the newer pre-n or draft N routers. these will have enough range and speed for your needs.
I have a pre-n setup that allows me to go about 1000 ft in any direction from the router, outside of my house and still have excellent speeds.

Answer 2

To quick touch on your question, most "g" routers can easily cover that distance to make a connection with your laptop in your garage. However, Depending on the materials of your house and garage, the signal can be absorbed which is inherent of any radio signal.

I a recommend using a wireless b router because of the range it offers and throughput it will deliver at the far distances.

I use a "b" access point for my entire home (1,700 sq.ft.) and the back yard at a full 11mbs.

The down size with wireless-b is when it comes to transfering large files @ 11Mbps max versus wireless-g's 54Mbps data transfer rate. As far as just sharing a internet connection either one is more than enough.

"B" routers are the least expensive, however "g" routers are a small jump in price for the higher transfer rate and security support ("b" does not support WPA security).

I hope this helps in your decision, also if the range is too great for a connection you can get a repeater which will basically take the signal you are broadcasting and repeat it to extend the range of your wi-fi network.

Good luck

Answer 3

Most access points on the shelf at places like walmart, best buy or staples advertise a range of about 400ft. Of course with wireless this all depends on several factors (YMMV). So I'd say make sure you get one that does not have fixed antennas, so that you can use different antennas or a cable to relocate the antenna if need be. Alternately you could use a wireless bridge setup. However, the cost jumps quite a bit in going to something like cisco wireless bridges which have stronger radios. The wireless card in the laptop is more likely to limit the range, so setting up two access points may be a solution.

In any case, remember that the default setup of most wireless routers will allow anyone within range to connect to it and use the connection.

Answer 4

You better use a powerline solution.

You will have trouble with a pure wireless connection at that range, even with the 802.11n devices. I'd strongly recommend (based on lots of field experience) that you look in to the Netgear powerline solutons (see http://www.netgear.com/Products/PowerlineNetworking.aspx?for=All ). I would not recommend any of the wireless extenders. But if you need wireless in the garage, Netgear has a powerline solution that extends wireless to the far end.

Answer 5

Maybe a linksys model WRT54G might work it has high range but I could be wrong. Best of Lucks