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extending wireless signal about 300ft
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Posted by: RBK25
i am trying to get a friend onto my wireless network. His house is about 300ft away so i figured i would try out the supercantenna 15dbi 30 degree signal. He has a desktop with a pci wireless card. for experimenting i used a laptop/w wireless card to see how close we would come to reaching the house with the cantenna. i can get the signal all the way to his front door, which i was pretty impressed for a 53 dollar gadget at compusa. i cant seem to get anything inside the house. he doesnt have any 2.4gh wireless phones but will need to be going thorugh a 1 concrete wall and 2 other walls. am i SOL, trying to stay cheap, or is there something you would suggest. i was thinking about getting a 6dbi reciever for the desktop that was 15 bucks, but not sure of the results. i have 21 days until i need to return the cantenna which is an option if there are better solutions.
as always thanks for everything, looking forward to your creativity.
rbk25
Posted by: jlefebvre
There are posts on other sites about extending WiFi using homebrew equipment such as pringle tubes etc. I imagine the concrete wall may prove a stumbling block - is there any way you can attach an aerial to his property which gives a reasonable line of sight (or even general direction) to your house? If you set up the same thing on both properties, you should get a signal.
References: -
http://www.apcmag.com/apc/v3.nsf/0/...A256D6400275BAF
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wifi:Cantenna
Also try googling for combinations of "wifi", "wireless", "cantenna" or "pringle" - there are solutions to your problem in there.
John
Posted by: RBK25
thanks for the reply. i finallly convinced hime to move his pc upstairs into a different room where he can actually hook up his pc, with no walls in the way, and a window to shoot the cantanna from his pc to the wireless signal. I am now able to connect, but the signal is very low which i need to do something about. i will definitly check out your links. Thanks a lot.
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