Hi-gain wifi antenna ??

[troutbum54]

Greetings,
I'm looking for a way to get a wireless internet connection to the guest house which is probably 300' plus from the main house. I can barely get a signal there now with existing router which is placed as close to guest house as possible. There is also no place in between to hook up a wifi extender. I've looked at upgrading the router but there is no guarantee to the range, seem like this antenna might be the way to go with a 1000' range and even though it's pricey, it's not much more than a top of the line router. Has anyone had any experience with this type of antenna? Seems like setup is easy too.

http://www.amazon.com/Hawking-Technology-High-Gain-Wireless-300N-HOW2R1/dp/B003O7MY1E/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1387661333&sr=1-3

thanks for any info.

[ElvenSoul]

For dependability I will say

One of these http://www.network-equipment.com/eth...-reach-booster

A lot of cable and a wifi router in the guest house.

[DuneShoot]

Maybe go to home depot and rent a couple 2 legged trench diggers along with $40 worth of cable and $40 of PVC pipe. Be cheaper and reliable.

Of course Amazon does have a good return policy.

[billofrights]

Maybe go to home depot and rent a couple 2 legged trench diggers along with $40 worth of cable and $40 of PVC pipe. Be cheaper and reliable.

Of course Amazon does have a good return policy.

This. Probably not what you want to hear but 300' is a long way for consumer-grade wireless.

[nathan4610]

That device will only work if you have high power gear at the other end. It will not work with your average laptop, cellphone, ect.

I would recommend putting up a wireless bridge, probably on 5.8ghz and another access point at the remote location. I currently have several bridges with ranges in excess of 8 miles to the remote site.

I use exclusively Ubiquiti devices, they are dirt cheap and perform fantastic.

http://www.ubnt.com

[swissarmyca]

That device will only work if you have high power gear at the other end. It will not work with your average laptop, cellphone, ect.

I would recommend putting up a wireless bridge, probably on 5.8ghz and another access point at the remote location. I currently have several bridges with ranges in excess of 8 miles to the remote site.

I use exclusively Ubiquiti devices, they are dirt cheap and perform fantastic.

http://www.ubnt.com

+1

Hopefully you also have the line of sight from the main house to the guest house. From my experience the devices should work without the dish at those distances.

[troutbum54]

That device will only work if you have high power gear at the other end. It will not work with your average laptop, cellphone, ect.

I would recommend putting up a wireless bridge, probably on 5.8ghz and another access point at the remote location. I currently have several bridges with ranges in excess of 8 miles to the remote site.

I use exclusively Ubiquiti devices, they are dirt cheap and perform fantastic.

http://www.ubnt.com

Thank you all so much for the replies, I knew you all would set me straight. Yes it is line of sight between the two places, but digging a trench would be a real pain. Two sections of driveway and a couple of rock walls to contend with. I looked at this site but not really sure what it is I need. I'll try to figure it out. Just trying to go from a DSL connection in the main house to a laptop in the guest house. Thanks again, cheers.

[swissarmyca]

http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Loco-NanoStation

That was what I bought x2 which will form a wireless Ethernet link. It is long range and high speed.



However, thinking about it, have you tried the powerline ethernet adapters by netgear?

[nathan4610]

The nanostations are great for short range, less than 5 mile links.
swissarmyca's link wouldnt work for me so i cant see how much amazon wants for them but i do most of my business with pasadena networks.

http://www.wlanparts.com/ubiquiti-locom5-nanostation-loco-m5-mimo-2x2-802-11n-5ghz/

Use 2 of these to create the link and then

this http://www.wlanparts.com/product/PICO2/
or thishttp://www.wlanparts.com/product/PICOM2HP/

for the access point at the remote location.

[AAShooter]

http://www.binarywolf.com/249/pringles_cantenna.htm

[noob_tube]

+1 for Ubiquity

[swissarmyca]

Here us my link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004FR...r=8-21&pi=SL75

[Jeepers]

DD WRT plus a solar powered wireless bridge

if i ever move back up to Trinity full time i plan on building something like this but with directional cantennas and a much larger battery and panel ..

[catmman]

Dd wrt on a cheap router is the way to go. Can even configure the bridge with a guest network so people in guest house can't scan your network for fun.