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sharing internet connection... Want a stronger connection need advice on repeater!

ericlp

ericlp

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Neighbor and I are going to split the connection.

Distance between two homes is Approx 150'. This is Hawaii so only rain (sometimes heavy) would interfere as its basically line of site with no trees just Grass!

Neighbor has dual band WNDR3400v2 Netgear Router 2.4/5Ghz. Anyway... We get a decent connection over here with just laptops. Usually between 2-3 bars. But, where I plug my computer into the TV to watch netflix it gets a really crappy connection. So I was thinking of mounting this High Up in my rafters.

What do you think?

http://www.amazon.com/EA-N66-Ultra-F...4467146&sr=8-1

Or should I just screw dual band and go with something like this?

http://www.amazon.com/Netgear-Univer...467146&sr=8-15




I am confused about 5Ghz Vs 2.4 ... I can't even get 5G but my wife can on her mac. I've looked at so many things. I don't think that interference is an issue.

I was thinking of getting a new router later on down the road. Should I just buy a new router that can repeat the signal? Or just buy a dedicated repeater?

I'm looking for something long range that is going to provide me with a good solid signal of around around 200'.

Also, I think having a signal light to see what kind of connection I'm getting weather it be on the unit it self or something to see how many bars I'm getting when I log into the unit itself would be handy.

I'm also looking for something cheap don't really want to go over 75 bucks but if something can do what I'm looking for cheap and dirty for 30 bucks I'd probably spring for it.

Thanks!

Must be stable (keep a connection for months at a time with out rebooting) and be able to do WPA2.
 
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I'd suggest something that is dd-wrt/tomato compatible (makes it easy to do wireless bridging as well as ultra-stable), as well as some directional antennas

any kind of electronic shop so you can shop in person/test-return?
 
I'm not sure how well either of these would work, as their best placement is in the middle of the router & your place. In (overly) simplified terms they tkae the signal the recieve & pass it along. If it's a weak signal already, they will (usually) just make the weak signal travel further.

Jim
 
Hmmm, I took my old linksys 54G a closet and turned it into a repeater...

Anyway, as stated, I get 3-4 bars depending on where I sit in the house. It's the crappy bars that's where the TV is. I just wanted to set the repeater where it get's a really good signal so I can broadcast it all over the house. Set it high in the rafters I'm sure to maybe get even 5 bars.



Following this link:

http://lifehacker.com/5563196/turn-your-old-router-into-a-range+boosting-wi+fi-repeater

I just updated the firmware and set it up.... Now I got a somewhat slow 5Meg connection but rock solid! 🙂 Hopefully it will be stable!

Thanks for those that replied!
 
Sharing and 150' through Wireless might yield some connection be never Strong.
Connection.

It might work OK if you spend few hundreds $$ on good multiple Wireless APs acting as Bridges.


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in that case you might as well get some yagi antenna or do this much cheaper...

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-make-a-wifi-antenna-out-of-a-pringles-can-nb/

Never made one...

But, dunno maybe the wifi gods are on my side or something but at about 170' I'm getting a pretty good signal about 50% strong according to ddrt.

Brings up another point. After the repeater connection had been made is it normal that I can no longer log into the router (wireless)??? Kind of a pain. I guess you could break the connection from the main router like changing the p/w? Then log in wireless? Or is there an easy way to do it other than hard wire?


Hmmm... On another note I'm going to be looking for a good cheap "N" wireless router. My old linksys is getting warm to the touch it's always been that way. It's just a version 2 router. So I'm looking for a router that stays cool... Anyone know what a good cheap one that runs DDRT would be?

Thanks.
 
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JackMDS said:
Sharing and 150' through Wireless might yield some connection be never Strong.
Connection.

It might work OK if you spend few hundreds $$ on good multiple Wireless APs acting as Bridges.


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This simply is not true depending on your budget, I personally have a setup going just over a mile line of sight with cisco wireless outdoor bridges and directional antenna. Sure they were a grand each but im sure there are lower end products that are directional that would work just fine.

The key here is to focus your connection point to point with a bridge, the omni directional currently on your routers arent going to do a great job even with a repeater. If the signal is weak when it gets to your house you are just going to repeat a weak signal, but at good quality, this means whatever the speeds were before, they will still be slow, you may gain some coverage though.

Seriously consider a directional antenna setup for this and you will be doing yourself a favor in the long run.
 
RadiclDreamer said:
This simply is not true depending on your budget, I personally have a setup going just over a mile line of sight with cisco wireless outdoor bridges and directional antenna. Sure they were a grand each but im sure there are lower end products that are directional that would work just fine.

The key here is to focus your connection point to point with a bridge, the omni directional currently on your routers arent going to do a great job even with a repeater. If the signal is weak when it gets to your house you are just going to repeat a weak signal, but at good quality, this means whatever the speeds were before, they will still be slow, you may gain some coverage though.

Seriously consider a directional antenna setup for this and you will be doing yourself a favor in the long run.
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QFT...

A repeater is going to have a hard time with 150' as well, plus your bandwidth is halved.
 
LOL, and when you buy directional Antenna and few Bridges (APs) and Good source Wireless Router you get to the few hundred $$ that I am taking about.


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I am a noob but how about getting a regular router that stays in your home. Both the routers are connected by 200ft cat6 cable so no matter how bad the weather is, you will have signal as long as cable is not messed up. Total cost about $50.
 
deltaforce said:
I am a noob but how about getting a regular router that stays in your home. Both the routers are connected by 200ft cat6 cable so no matter how bad the weather is, you will have signal as long as cable is not messed up. Total cost about $50.
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Because outdoor 200 feet system needs special cables, conduits, and arrestors at each location.

Even then, it is illegal in many places to have such an arrangement without checking and getting approval (if allowed) from the community Building Inspector.


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One of my friends does this exact same thing, sharing across a street. I'll see how he did it and get back with you.
 
You guys are way overthinking this. I can get 150' easy LOS, with a cheap off-the-shelf Netgear WNR2000 v2 refurb router from Newegg for $20. Throw DD-WRT on there, set up WDS mode, voila!
 
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