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TNM

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28th Jun 04 at 08:37

do you recon i could still keep a connection over about 200 meters if that using a signal booster from my end to a router down the road?

Alex

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28th Jun 04 at 08:39

i say u try it anyway!

Graham

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28th Jun 04 at 09:06

where can you get these signal boosters, ive got a wireless router on the computer and laptop but loose connection upstairs sometimes.

TNM

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28th Jun 04 at 09:19

quote:
Originally posted by Graham
where can you get these signal boosters, ive got a wireless router on the computer and laptop but loose connection upstairs sometimes.

try ebuyer, eclipse and people like that.

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28th Jun 04 at 09:47

yeah, that should work no problems, I was tryin to setup a connection over a mile, be slow (like 2mb) but it would work. You should still get around 10mb that way

TNM

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28th Jun 04 at 10:04

you recon?
dont know what booster to get tho

any ideas adam?

Adam-CorsaC18s

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28th Jun 04 at 10:05

these are supposed to be the shit mate: http://www.cantenna.com/

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28th Jun 04 at 10:06

To get a booster all you gotta do is buy the same access point again but set it to repeater mode.

TNM

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28th Jun 04 at 10:24

quote:
Originally posted by Richie
To get a booster all you gotta do is buy the same access point again but set it to repeater mode.

access points are 30 - 40 quid where as an antenna is only 15 quid or so.

hmmm

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28th Jun 04 at 10:26

quote:
Originally posted by Adam-CorsaC18s
these are supposed to be the shit mate: http://www.cantenna.com/

need wifi and alsorts to go with that

Alex

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28th Jun 04 at 10:26

as long as ur getting ur own net connection i dont mind!

TNM

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28th Jun 04 at 10:28

quote:
Originally posted by Alex
as long as ur getting ur own net connection i dont mind!

modem and filters ariving this week.

line will be sorted with in ten days.

TNM

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28th Jun 04 at 11:57

no one got any ideas?

im trying to connect to a D-link DSL Router which is about 100-150 meters away from my house. There is 6 quite big houses between our houses (not including ours)
So so i just need a wireless network card like this

and maybe a booster? but I havent got a clue what booster. that cantenna one needs wi-fi and i dont have wi-fi

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28th Jun 04 at 12:05

But by buying a wireless network card, you will have Wi-Fi.
Just get a wireless network card that has a socket to plug an (optional) antenna into.
If not, get a USB wireless network device, you'll get a better signal than a PCI card.

TNM

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28th Jun 04 at 12:40

you recon?

What makes you think a usb card would have a better signal? its going to have a booster any way!

James_DT

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28th Jun 04 at 12:46

Because the USB is more flexible, you can move it around to get it into a better place, rather than it being restricted to the back of your PC.

TNM

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28th Jun 04 at 12:49

hmmm

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28th Jun 04 at 12:49

You wont get a signal that far without a repeater. An additional aerial will get you nowhere. You want to buy a repeater and ask to put it in like the 3rd house down or something.

I have the D-Link DWL700AP and 3 wireless laptops and i cant get a signal more than 50 metres from the house if the AP is on my desk, or no more than 150 if i put it out the window

TNM

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28th Jun 04 at 12:51

putting some thing in some one elses house is a no go. most of the people that live on our road are old or freaks.

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28th Jun 04 at 12:53

best bet mate, wack a big arial on the router (if it doesnt have a screw connector, then im sure you can solder one onto the board) and do the same on the PCI card (which allows you to do this via the screw connector)...then wack the arials on the outside of the buildings etc problem solved

theres loads of websites about this, and i was reading a website where a bloke just changed arials (using more directive arials) and managed to get a 5mbps connection 5 miles away..

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28th Jun 04 at 12:57

But you gotta be careful not to mess up the aerial resistance.....

Alex

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28th Jun 04 at 12:57

lol im not taking apart my router

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28th Jun 04 at 13:02

quote:
Originally posted by Richie
But you gotta be careful not to mess up the aerial resistance.....

aye true...but its the only way to go, if he cant use repeaters in someone elses house, then there is no point having one next to the wireless adaptor

only other way is to go into microwave links, which can be brought for about 1k to about 5k+ quid and will do anything from 500m to 20 odd miles - i was looking into this as my bro lives about 2miles away (as the crow flies) and he cant get broadband (small village)...but BT got their arses in gear so hes getting sorted in a few months

tbh, it comes to using bigger arial (in which case, need to look it all up etc etc) or going for a microwave link.....cant think of anything else

TNM

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28th Jun 04 at 13:02

quote:
Originally posted by Alex
lol im not taking apart my router

cunt

TNM

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28th Jun 04 at 13:05

quote:
Originally posted by VisibleMan

quote:
Originally posted by Richie
But you gotta be careful not to mess up the aerial resistance.....

aye true...but its the only way to go, if he cant use repeaters in someone elses house, then there is no point having one next to the wireless adaptor

only other way is to go into microwave links, which can be brought for about 1k to about 5k+ quid and will do anything from 500m to 20 odd miles - i was looking into this as my bro lives about 2miles away (as the crow flies) and he cant get broadband (small village)...but BT got their arses in gear so hes getting sorted in a few months

tbh, it comes to using bigger arial (in which case, need to look it all up etc etc) or going for a microwave link.....cant think of anything else

Im sure i can do it with a signal booster! just not sure which one!

look here http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=687946716&action=c2hvd3N1YmNhdGVnb3J5X3BhZ2U=&subcat_uid=489

[Edited on 28-06-2004 by TNM]

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