Re: Off topic - personal problem in VT
paris lundis <[email protected]>
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I've looked at the Wifi-Plus stuff a few times. Are you using those Bryan? what sort of obstructions and distance with which antenna on which band are you using these for? -paris Bryan (mobile) wrote: > Check out the antennas from www.wifi-plus.com they work great > > Jim Mayor wrote: > >> I hope that you won’t think too unkindly of me for interrupting this >> mailing list >> >> We live in the boonies of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom and are trying >> to stay in touch with the world without going under financially. >> >> Recently we invested in satellite internet access, mainly because of >> our lousy rural phone lines, but also we believed that we could save >> money. The latter included eliminating out second phone line AND >> networking with our neighbor. These friends live in our cabin which >> is about 500' as the crow flies from our house. Unfortunately, the >> crows would have to fly over many trees. >> >> Our initial concept was just to provide them with a wireless PCI card >> and that would be it. We have since discovered that trees hinder the >> signal while wood floors apparently do not. We have talked to several >> vendors who claim great distances for their wireless communications, >> but /none/ will encourage us when we mention trees, even with “high” >> gain external antennas. >> >> We next considered simple hard-wiring until we were told that 300' is >> the practical limitation for hardwiring without repeaters. We have >> not totally discounted fiber-optics, but no one seems to be able to >> help us and we suspect the cost will be high. We have seem the many >> clever antennas that are floating around the internet, but when >> mentioned, the words “line of sight” always pop up. One guy put it, >> “Leaves really attenuate the signal.” Actually we don’t have so many >> “leaves” as needles, but I trust the attenuation difference is >> negligible. >> >> So, my question is this: Is there any hope for us to set up a >> *inexpensive* (wireless or any kind of) network between our two >> houses? If any have a positive answer to that, could you please >> advise us what approach to take..., short of cutting down the >> intervening trees, that is >> >> Incidentally, if there is a potential for wireless to work with some >> high-gain directional antenna, is there any (free?) software >> available that will help us to fine tune the alignment of the >> antennae once we have constructed them? >> >> Thank you very much. >> >> Peace. >> >> Jim Mayor and family and friends >> <[email protected]> >> 952 Hartwell Pond Road >> Barton, VT 05822-9553 >> (802) 755-6307 >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Talk mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://seattlewireless.net/mailman/listinfo/talk >> >> >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Talk mailing list >[email protected] >http://seattlewireless.net/mailman/listinfo/talk > > _______________________________________________ Talk mailing list [email protected] http://seattlewireless.net/mailman/listinfo/talk