Thread: Wireless networking question

Anthony: I'm a little confused, but if they were having their own LAN but sharing wifi together would not that kill and tear up bandwidth of the connection? I would think for the main modem that gets all the signals you would need fiber optic cable to keep that speed and anything less then high speed DSL would keep them slow. Security would be an issue too. But i could see it working. yeah, for sure. Fiber links are the go. If your only...

Ok great. Now I am making sense of this all. I am not that experienced with wireless networks and I am a little amazed at just how complicated a few radio waves can be. If I were to purchase indoor equipment that had the capability of allowing a separate antenna to be attached, I could place the antenna outside instead of the AP. I am not sure if it is just the capabilities of the set up I have described or if it is the outdoor equipment that...

Tony aka VTT: Thanks all for the input so far; I will try to provide more specifics for discussion. I need to know if the following set up will work; I am only providing general specifics (not brand names and specific equipment as I have not purchased it yet)? Here is the proposed set up - Cable Modem, to (high end) wireless AP/Router, to wireless client/s (standalone) network adapter/s (like Airport Express but doesn’t have to be that), to...

Ozzie Wan Kenobi : Mark Explosion!: more reliable if you got some outdoor equipment like from Tranzeo or Motorola. motorola is good but if you think tranzeo is not absolute trash then you have not used anything good before. i have used them a few times and that stuff sucks. causes the most problems on any network they are on. Oh, I never said I haven't had my fair share of problems with their stuff, but with something simple like they...

park outside of a coffee shop?

Dino: The information given above is not 100% correct! Best bet is to get in touch with some local wifi community's. for example; http://www.seattlewireless.net http://melbourne.wireless.org.au http://www.air-stream.org.au I'm not here for free advise, sorry. Then, great, thanks for the links, but your missing the point of a forum.

I'm a little confused, but if they were having their own LAN but sharing wifi together would not that kill and tear up bandwidth of the connection? I would think for the main modem that gets all the signals you would need fiber optic cable to keep that speed and anything less then high speed DSL would keep them slow. Security would be an issue too. But i could see it working.

most routers have specific methods for setting up an access point. these methods vary between models and brands. you may need a wireless network repeater within your home to re-amplify the signal, if it is from a few houses away.

you can buy extended antennaes that pick up wifi signals, i dont know the website but i've seen stats showing the wireless connection from a mile away!!!!!!!!!!!! google wifi antennaes, idk if they sell in u.s.a