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  • 17-06-2004 11:44am
    #1
    Revoque
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭


    Having given up on broadband ever getting into my house I am looking for a wireless method to get it from my dads house which can recieve BB.His house is about 200m away partially obscured by trees.
    What would be the best way to do this,wireless,radio,cable?
    I am a bit of a noob as regards wans,lans so any help with method or equipment would be great.

    Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    tomk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,067 ✭✭✭tomk


    Well, if you could string a cable, that would save you a lot of hassle, particularly problems caused by trees. Unfortunately, the only way to do this is with a hub in the middle, because the max length for CAT5 ethernet cables is 100m.

    So wireless then. Is there any direct line of sight (LOS) between the houses, say at roof or chimney level? If not, could you achieve a LOS by erecting aerial masts on one or both houses? If you can get over that hurdle, the rest is possible, and really depends on how much money and time you're prepared to invest.

    Have a look at the IrishWAN site for info on rolling your own wireless net.


  • #3
    Revoque
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭Revoque


    I have a los from front door to front door,nothing higher than that (200yo trees).
    What in the line of hardware would i need,routers etc, Which ones work best at that distance eg (Buffalo Wireless Broadband Router WBR-G54).


  • #4
    Peanut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭Peanut


    If it's just 200m and you have LoS then pretty much any half-decent access point and wireless card combo should work, eg. Buffalo, 3com... maybe SMC, Linksys...


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