Sharing T1 Connection, what device is needed?

[SMKungPao]

Qwest has a T1 connection going to my neighbors house. I agreed to pay for part of my neighbors bills if I could tap into his connection. He lives right across the street. What type of Wireless device would I need to tap into his connection if money isn't an issue?

 

[Russ]

You need a WT1S (Wireless T1 Sharer). Hell, I have no idea, but I'll bump this for you.

Russ, NCNE

 

[blstriker]

I don't know how wide your streets are, but I'm pretty sure it exceeds the maximum distance of most if not all current home wireless networking products. But I could be wrong..

 

[LANMAN]

Well if you have some deep pockets (seems your neighbor already has), here is what I would do:

Buy a set of Pairgains ($2500.00 for the set) and a LAT C Circuit.($25.00 depending on your telco) Hook these to up and you will get T-1 speeds at a fraction of the cost.. Configuration is EASY !!

Think of this setup as throwing a patch cord across the street to his T-1.

Otherwise contact your telco on an evaluation of the total distance using their lines, see what they can do for you. Doesn't look like it will be cheap anyway you go. But with the solution I gave you, it the only one I could think of that will give you 100% T-1 speeds with only a $25.00 reoccuring charge.

--LANMAN

 

[LANMAN]

Send me a private message if your interested, I can get you more information on the Pairgains and even sell you a pair if your serious.

--LANMAN

 

[LANMAN]

I still can't get over your post!! T-1 next door? $25.00 + whatever he charges? Man, I'd do it!
WOW!!

--LANMAN

 

[minmay]

How many feet is it from your house to your neighbors house across the street?

 

[rootaxs]

It's crude, but if you're not too far away you can just use simple Ethernet cables. If it's 2x as far you can use a repeater somewhere along the line.

 

[CTR]

His neighbor is across the street. Can't dig under the street without permission from the city. You need wireless or dry copper to do this right. Call your phone company and ask them how much 2 pair of dry copper from point A to point B would cost.

 

[rootaxs]

oh yeah. <sheepish> skipped that one.

if those wireless networking products have as good a reception/transmission range as those 2.4ghz Cordless phone's i'd say it will work. I once took a 2.4ghz Panasonic from my apartment to our complex office .. a good 10 minutes walk (definitely more than just &quot;across the street&quot and reception was still good.

 

[SMKungPao]

My neighbor lives about 40ft away from me. Will a wireless Proxim or Linksys home networking device support the full capacity of the T1 connection?

 

[spidey07]

heck, 40 ft away. I think any wireless could do that. Set you antenae near the windows and give it a shot.

 

[FUBAR]

AFAIK, most of the home networking stuff does at least 10Mb, but wireless is in the 1-4 range (that range is extra broad cuz I can't remember) On the low side you'd be well over half of a T1.

Does weather affect a wireless connection?? I don't think the industrial ones care but how about the home ones? Around here, we have snowstorms that could be an issue, don't know where you are...

 

[xyyz]

another solution for deep pockets would the the Cisco Aironet Solution (ieee 802.11... so you get up to 11mbits) ... $1200 for a wireless access point and $250 for a NIC.

I installed it for a client and it works magnificently. Here are the specs: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/witc/ao340ap/prodlit/airoi_ds.htm

if he wants to start his wireless ISP... add a wireless bridge and have a range of up to 18 miles or something like that

 

[xyyz]

FUBAR,

wireless products that are iee 802.11b standard can do up to 11mbits... not 1-4.

 

[convex]

or save some money and get a dsl or cable connection... just as fast and cheaper (cable here being 2mb/1.5)

 

[macssuck]

convex most cable and dsl providers cap the upload at 128 or 256K but T1 is 1.5 both ways

 

[spidey07]

40 feet. I cannot believe a home wireless solution cannot fit this application.

 

[Agamar]

It would be cheaper to dig a hole at night

 

[xyyz]

that's a great range for cisco's product... push the transmission power to 30mW and you'll be set.

another less expensive solution is the linksys wireless products... you might take a look at them... the access poing is about $240 and the cards are less than $100... but i don't know how good they are.

 

[SMKungPao]

So I guess the best way is to use a wireless networking device from my neighbors place? Will the wireless network be able to support the full capacity of the T1?

 

[BigDady92]

more than likely it will support it being the wireless way. Just expensive to do. If you can get the Cisco wireless solution it will prove to be well worth it. Had an ISP tha provided wireless internet via Microwave. It was bloody fast! 5mb and it cost under $300/month to do it!

 

[Eug]

Eh? How much for the T1 and how fast?

If an expensive and limited T1, it might be cheaper and MUCH simpler just to get cable or DSL. And it may even be faster... my friend on cable gets faster than T1 speeds for BOTH download and upload, all for CAD$40 a month (US$26). (When he was uploading some files to my file server on my home computer, he maxed out my 1 Mbps DSL. Not too shabby. )

 

[xyyz]

T1 = 1.54 mbit/sec your actual throughput will not be that
IEEE 802.11b = 11mbit/sec, again your actual throughput will not be that

 

[xyyz]

Eug,

it always takes the more experienced members to point out the obvious

yer right right... why spend all that cash on a T1, when you can get a 1mb up and 6mb down DSL service for ALOT less... I got this service from my client from pacbell, and it costs them $169 a month.