wireless net between residential houses

[dneufarth]

Anyone attempt to set up a wireless network between two residential houses using typical wireless network equipment for the home?


Successful?

Range issues?

What type of equipment?


Dave

 

[cdlvj]

Just have to have the distance covered in the specifications defined by the equipment.

Setting up an antenna will help.

and the newer 802 stuff besides being faster has a larger range.

 

[bcastner]

If it is internet acces, this powerline solution should be less than US $90:

http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20030108S0003

If appropriate, I would use this istead of wireless. I do in fact.

 

[MaxPipeline]

I am in fact doing this. I am using a Netgear WGR614 11G router and a mix of Netgear 11G USB adaptors, Intel Centrino 11G laptops, and Netgear PCMCIA network adaptors to share my DSL connection with my next door neighbor. I have a total of about 5 machines connecting to my router via wireless, although never all five at the same time. This works great mainly because my home office where my Netgear router resides happens to be the room closest to my neighbor's house. So range has not been an issue. I also think Netgear is one of the better home network vendors out there and that helps with the range as well. I have had this set up for at least a year now and all is working terrific.

Of course your situation may be different since there are alot of things that can affect your range from the materials your house is made of, the frequency you use for your network, the placement of your router, etc. So you won't know unless you try it out.