What kind of router/repeater combos should I be looking into? connect a heavy duty long range wireless ap to a router, to the modem from your provider..
Does adding several repeaters ruin the signal? NO, but the speed is cut in half on the linksys one i used, i perfer not using it unless i have to, but to the computers that access, it all looks like one huge network's ssid.
What kind of wireless distance could I expect to get? depends on a lot of things but there is hardware where a single ap can give you several kilometers in range! for your situation i would opt for a single semi long range wireless, it of course would need to be mounted on your roof, but since you may go for satellite, you will have stuff on your roof anyways. linksys, which even has a trade up program with cisco, who has a lot of good stuff, call a rep there and say what you need, its out there but will cost a bit. around 1k for the wireless hardware from what i remember for up to a kilometer, 1k for the satellite internet hardware.. none of this factors in labor if others set it up...also, i am currently dealing with issues a client of our's is having with hughes net... the internet is shared bandwith, so when a lot of people are on, your internet will run very slow, hughesnet guarentees nothing so if you never can get on, oh well.. it may not work at all since it may go from fast connection to slow/none, which is what our client that uses them experiences...also, talking to their tech support which takes sometimes 2hrs to reach after the hold is no help. they will only officially help you if its one computer directly to the modem, but it really depends on the person who answers your call. there are a few others out there, direcway was bought out by hughesnet.. all give about 300kup/1M down for about 100 a month, where the hardware costs about $1000.
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