Long links.

Gone West

Does anybody have any input on what they use for making long 802.11b links?
I often use a pair of satellite dishes with wifi cards waterproofed and mounted at the focal point.
Other times, I find it better to use a pair of highly directional antenae connected to the radios through 2.4ghz cable.

Which do you use? Who are the best irish suppliers of antenae, in your opinion? Also, which access points and cards do you find to have the strongest radios?

By long links, I mean 2 miles plus.

bigpaddy2004

Satellite dish's were not designed for wi-fi networks in mind. They may well work ok, but your not getting 100% use of them. I have a 15dbi omni in one town, and a 19dbi parabolic in another town 6 miles apart!! I am able to send a strong enough signal to give off 4mbit's at the recieving end. I use two cheap routers from solwise in the uk http://www.solwise.co.uk/wireless-wap011a.htm .These are put up on the pole beside the antenna using POE. they are capeable of full 11mbit bandwidth with a signal of -86dbi.

johnplayerblue

That sounds like a pretty kool set up you have there paddy, i've been trying to do something along the same line here in ballyfin for the last while but that Pheenet WAP-011A Access Point might be the answer! Any pics of ur setup?

Ps. Wheres my sight survey? -;)

bigpaddy2004

johnplayerblue wrote:

Ps. Wheres my sight survey? -;)

Before the Weekend, I promise.