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Craig Mead wrote:<br>
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I am looking currently at connection a friends and my houses up via a
wireless link. We can both clearly see eachother's houses and are only
about 1200m apart.
I am new to wireless, so I do not know much about it. I would like to
have a 802.11g (54mbs) connection across. I heard that it can have more
problems than 802.11b over longer distances. We are fairly close
together, both have direct line of site, should there be much problem?
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.11g does need higher signal strength and reports from most people using
11g in outside links have been basically that they have defaulted down to
11b speeds anyway.
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Ok. Thanks for that. Is there anyone who has tried using 802.11g in
similar circumstances that have had a sucesfull fast link?<br>
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<pre wrap="">I am looking at getting a hills antenna (Hills 25dBi directional
parabolic grid antenna
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.techtopia.com.au/product_info.php/cPath/1_19/products_id/682"><http://www.techtopia.com.au/product_info.php/cPath/1_19/products_id/682></a>
) for both ends - would that be a good move?
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Bit of overkill in my opinion. Have you considered a Vagi?
Cheaper.
Smaller.
Less visually impacting.
Over that distance, more than enough signal too.
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I had seent he Vagi directional antennas by Hills. But it only has a
15.6dBi rating. As I said before, I am new to wireless, but I gather
that a 25dBi rating is better, and the parabolic grid antenna is only
another $10. Or would the Vagi antenna be better because it is more
directional therefore a higher signal strength?<br>
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<pre wrap="">What hardware should I use each end? I was told that an Access Point my
end and just a PCI card his end. I have servers at my end (9 computers
plugged in all up atm) and he only has 2 (which are networked). Can any
one sugest what would be the best to get? Brand & Model?
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Depends on your budget.
If your just going to bridge the 2 networks and don't want to allow P2MP
(allow multiple connections to one of the nodes if others want to join) then
maybe something like the WAP54G which can be thrown in bridge mode I
believe, or WAP11 which you can do the same thing. ($197 for WAP11, $187 for
WAP54G....prices on this site seem a bit old, but that'd be max).
Other option is a pair of Minitar AP's (from <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.pcrange.biz">www.pcrange.biz</a> ) for $90 each,
60mW output and can do AP, client, bridge mode, you can't really go wrong.
Grab a pair of these, bridge them, point and go.
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It is just a small home project. Probably looking at about $250 per end
(so $500 all up). The Minitar AP's look like a good option. I asume
they have detachable antennas so an external antenna can be connected?
And would either the Vagi or the Parabolic antennas work on that?<br>
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<pre wrap="">Also, I am looking at implementing a wireless network in my house for
the two laptops. Would that need a seperate AP for that or can it all
work off one? I would be thinking two, because of security. I am wanting
the link between my friends and my house to be infront of my firewall
(to make it more secure) and my wireless network inside my house would
be behind the firewall.
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For security, I would reccomend the 2 AP's. Also reccomend a firewall which
had
eth0 - home lan
eth1 - to home AP
eth2 - to second AP
ppp0/eth3/etc - to internet connection
Reduces routing complications and your firewalls all in one spot.
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Ok. Thats what I though. I am currently using a freeBSD server as my
router/firewall.<br>
eth0 : home lan<br>
eth1: net<br>
I will buy another two NICs.<br>
eth2/3: wireless connections.<br>
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<pre wrap="">So yeah, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Kind Regards
Phil Mawson
BlendTek [creative]
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Best of luck!
Let us know how you go if you decide to use G.
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Thanks Craig.<br>
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