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drivenbydemons   03-23-2004 at 09:23:30 PM

Is this feasible???? I have a building on my property about 1000 feet from my home that I would like to put a desktop PC in and network it wirelessly to my home cable connection. I'm confused about the range I'll be able to get out of a wireless setup. I have no obstructions between the buildings and was thinking of using one of those can-type antennas. Anyone else have success with this type of setup at ~1000 feet??? I searched these boards and most of the posts relate to indoor setups, not line-of-sight.

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kwebb   03-24-2004 at 02:57:14 PM
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1000 feet is not a long shot with the right antennas. Making your own is a dice roll. Their are some "cantennas" that are being pseudo-professionally made now. For 1000 feet, 7-9 dBi yagi's (cantennas are yagis) or parabolic would be fine. That is assuming very little to no loss on the transmission cable run and connnectors or pigtails and connectors.

CCNA, MCSE, A+, Cisco Certified Wireless Field Engineer

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