You can also setup some wireless routers as a bridge, through firmware settings. A used wireless router is probably cheaper, though not as compact and neat. Just out of speculation, 75 yards seems like a good distance to cover, for a consistent and reliable signal. What happens when the wind blows? You should use your current express to test this out. You might need to spend some money on a nice Cisco wireless router? Lots of signal power- you can light up the whole neighborhood.
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Jeffrey Engle <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Mar 5, 2010, at 7:39 PM, Clark Martin wrote: > > On 3/5/10 7:23 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: >> >>> >>> On Mar 5, 2010, at 6:19 PM, Clark Martin wrote: >>> >>> On 3/5/10 5:26 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: >>>> >>>>> So, here's the deal.. I'd like very much to "extend" my network. Is >>>>> there a way to do this? I use a current Airport Extreme Base Station >>>>> mounted high on my wall inside my 14x55 mobile home and I'd like to >>>>> share my internet with my niece who lives in another mobile home 75 >>>>> yards give or take away... currently she gets about 2 bars on her >>>>> macbook. Is there a way of getting her 4 bars? by mounting some kind of >>>>> antenna on the outside of the house? if so, where would I plug it into? >>>>> I need my wifi to be completely independent of my home computers (G5 & >>>>> G4 mdd). TIA Jeff >>>>> >>>> >>>> Can you mount the base station so it has a view out a window to the >>>> other mobile home. Eliminating one metal wall would certainly help. >>>> Frankly she is getting a pretty strong signal right now considering >>>> how far away she is. You might look into setting up an Airport Express >>>> as a WDS relay at her end. With your Extreme and her Express both >>>> mounted near windows so they have a good line of sight connection it >>>> ought to work pretty well. >>>> >>>> Well, for one, there is at least 2 mobile homes between us so "line of >>> sight" is out of the question I think... It would be cool if there was >>> something that I could attach to the outside of the house up high that >>> would work like an airport express to extend the network.... I would >>> hate to use an airport express that way simply because it would >>> literally melt down in the summer months..... thinking..... Jeff >>> >>> You could still try the Express. To test it, put your Extreme in the >> window (the window will still help, even with other homes in the line of >> sight. Then hold your niece's computer in the window to see how strong a >> signal you get. If the reception is good then putting an Express in her >> window would relay from your Extreme to her laptop. >> >> Apple's Airport Express is the only WDS relay I've used or even know about >> but there (must be) others out there. The express uses only it's internal >> antennas. But some other products likely allow for an external antenna. >> >> Keep in mind that you want to minimize any antenna cable length, at 2.4 >> GHz a cable eats up signal strength fast. I have a WiFi antenna that, IIRC, >> has a gain of 9 dB but it's 4-5' cable looses about 3-4 dB. >> >> Great information.... looks like an airport express is gonna be in the > up coming budget:-) I have one already but airtunes is pigging it. Jeff > > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
