On Mon, 17 Nov 2008, Larry Sacks wrote:
$500 a pair? I already know the next question that I'll get ... is
there a lower budget solution?
They just shelled out several thousand to get their driveway paved over
(apparently the gravel driveway was no longer acceptable) so their
budget is somewhat limited.
I think your _affordable_ solutions come down to 2 main possibilities:
1. Running new Cat5 cable from one house to an ethernet switch ($30 or
so for a 100Mbps switch with 5 or 8 ports) in the garage, and then
more cable from the switch to the 2nd house.
2. Getting a more powerful (and directional) antenna for wifi. The
common term for this is a "cantenna" (some DIY versions use Pringles
cans as the outer housing). You can buy at www.cantenna.com, or
look for DIY guides at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantenna
(The first thing to get is a pair of Wifi routers or Access Points
with detachable antennas, which you can replace by connecting a coax
cable.)
-----Original Message-----
From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom
Piwowar
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 4:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Network wiring
At one time there were amplifiers (I think) that could be used to
amplify a wired signal. You simply plugged in the cable to one end
and another cable to the next and gave it power and it amplified the
signal for long distance.
Yes, this is what I would look at first. It would be higher speed and
probably be more relable than wireless. You put a box at either end of
the straight copper pair and connect each box to the LAN at each
location. Such boxes are called "Ethernet Copper Extenders" and cost
about $500 a pair.
see www.ethernetextender.com for one example
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