Well, i have some friends that live near my house, but not close enough to buy wire from my house to their's, it's like 500-1000 meters from my house, so i want to know if there's a way to make a LAN with him and other 2 friends wireless and long distance
2007-06-30 10:58:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Here is my take, go get 2 Linksys routers that you can flash with dd-rwt. http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php?title=DD-WRT_Docu_(EN) . Then you can boost the radio signal & create a bridge ( http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless_Bridge )between the two of you. If you have line of sight (an unobscured path) get 2 yagi antennas and your golden.
http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/BuildingYagiAntennas
http://www.cantenna.com/
2007-06-30 15:16:27 · answer #1 · answered by castleon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wired LAN (with cables) can stretch about a maximum of 350 meters before the signal becomes corrupted. Wireless, or Wi-Fi, has a maximum thats even smaller... the type of wireless you want to do would require extremely expensive equipment (like $10,000+)
2007-06-30 18:02:15 · answer #2 · answered by EVOX 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at products from a site called Tranzeo. They make wireless devices that can transceive signals over 3 miles. They are around $200 per unit. You will need a transmit antenna if going in more than one direction. Cisco devices work well and are available on e-bay at a decent price.
2007-06-30 18:08:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
LAN: Local area network. With that distance you probably need to design a WAN. If it is wireless, I dont know any routers that broadcast that far. 100ft is usually about it. More than that the wireless signal degrades substantially.
2007-06-30 18:03:19 · answer #4 · answered by Coach 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might try a pair of extremely narrow beam antennas, one on your house and one on your friend's. It would have to be an unobstructed path, i.e. a clear line of sight between the two of you.
The link referenced in the source section has a great article on this.
2007-06-30 18:21:24 · answer #5 · answered by link 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋