House to House networking

Teledude · 13 Oct 2006 at 09:50

I wonder if anyone here as any ideas to this slight problem - My old man has brought a house in a semi remote part of France and basically can't have a phone line installed ever!!

His neighbour has a phone line and DSL connections but is about 500m away with trees etc inbetween.

Is there any reliable way to network over this distance as I understand CAT5 won't do it??

Sinizterguy · 13 Oct 2006 at 09:54

You could try some of the wireless access points - especially the industrial ones and have two directional antennas pointed at each other.

Wyvern971 · 13 Oct 2006 at 09:54

Wi-Fi with high gain directional antennas?

SLOW and OLD Co-Ax (if you can find the network cards anywhere) think it'll run up to 500m

Alternatively is there a half-way point with power? if there is a wireless repeater may help you out

Teledude · 13 Oct 2006 at 09:55

The half way point is a field with goats

Will WiFi offer a reliable connection over that distance?

Wyvern971 · 13 Oct 2006 at 12:56

The signal strength will be affected adversely due to the distance, you will need outdoor antannas High Gain, Directional, and ideally line of sight, even then signal strength isn't guranteed

The_KiD · 13 Oct 2006 at 13:02

Ta da! http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/

http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/senao362.jpg

Please don't hotlink.

Wyvern971 · 13 Oct 2006 at 13:26

you could do that (but your arms may get a bit tired

and you may have to learn to type with one hand if you can't already

)

As a cheap solution that would be fine I would have thought

fluiduk · 13 Oct 2006 at 13:32

I think you could do 500metres pretty easily if you get decent antennae.

Theres loads of mega high gain ones on auction sites etc

Aaron

Teledude · 13 Oct 2006 at 15:00

Ill check it out guys - thanks

hp7909 · 13 Oct 2006 at 15:25

Guide

fini · 13 Oct 2006 at 15:37

fiber-optic cable for the win.

fini

Ricochet J · 13 Oct 2006 at 15:48

I was just about to suggest that fini.
Fibre optic link would be your best bet. It's faster, more reliable than Wireless, and can be implemented easily.

BY advice, get a 600m fibre cable. Run it from house to house. Add a days hard graft digging a small trench to run the cable under and bobs your uncle.

Avalon · 13 Oct 2006 at 20:00

DD-WRT and a Linksys WRT54G with a YAG would manage it, one bloke in the US has up to 10 miles with 210mv and a decent set of external antenna.