leif;550604 Wrote: > I don't really understand the wireless solutions as explained above > here. The MFJ-1800 recommended above I don't see how it's compatible > with SB? My current uverse modem/router- I don't think it nor are most > routers compatible with such wifi antennas so I would need to buy a > wireless router with external antenna support right? Can someone > recomend one? Then can somoone recomend an antenna? Will an antenna > boost wifi 100 ft? I already tried borrowing a dir655 router and > attached it to my uverse modem/router with a 25 ft ethernet cable which > allowed me to place the dir655 in my attic against the wall of my house > that faces my shack but the SB in shack could see the network but was > too weak to get on. My shack does have electricity but I don't want > powerline internet. > > Although if you guys think a 600 ft straight cat6 run without a switch > in the middle will work I'd like to try that first.
Do I think an uncut run of CAT6 will work, I do. CAT6 is going to cost $60 to $180 dollars depending on jacket and purpose. Since its just going to carry signal and not be used for current, I say go with the cheap stuff and if you have to replace it every 20 years big deal. 600 feet of direct burial will be around $150. A $35 WiFi panel antenna beats that hands down not even including the fact that there is no digging! The antenna is not 'made' for your router, it is made for the frequency band your router is on. To use optional external antennas, a router must have screw on removable antennas. Question: Does your router have external antenna(s) that are screwed into Female SMA connectors? If so, then you can use any antenna you want with it that is 'cut/tuned' for the WiFi band. A 'pigtail' goes between the antenna and the antenna connector on the router so the antenna can be mounted in the most advantageous location without complete regard to where the router is. The pigtail has a male 'N' connector to attach to the MFJ-1800 and most routers need a male SMA. MFJ also sells this pigtail MFJ-5606SR. I would try the high gain MFJ-1800 yagi first or a 15 to 18 dB panel antenna. I am fairly sure the Squeezebox will see the network. The issue is if the Squeezebox can make it back to the router without some help. As suggested elsewhere, panel antennas work fairly well as long as its an unobstructed LOS. Some of the panel antennas come with the pigtail as part of the assembly. They can be as little as $10 more then a yagi to $100 more. The panel excels at lighting up a broader area on a specific angle of direction (think quadrants). The yagi excels at lighting up a specific place on a narrow beam width (think target). -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79140 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
