Re: [MBZ] OT: Wifi rebroadcasting
How are the buildings powered? Would powerline Ethernet work? (Possibly, if they share a transformer.) That's how I get it to the back end of the house. Two Airports then provide one network that way. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Wifi rebroadcasting
On 2020-11-12 13:25, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Get a flat panel antenna for the receiver which will help immensely. Got one of these maybe 8 years ago on a Newegg Shell Shocker deal. Worked great when I put it in the current environment 3 years ago. Then it died this year, I bought a 'refurb' off eBay to replace it and it's been terribly unstable. I suppose I could just buy a third one, I think #2 is defective. https://www.ebay.com/itm/153445988620 2.4 GHz has a longer range fyi. Greg Building 1 puts out 2.4GHz at 1 Watt. Consider that end set in stone, what I want to do now is rebroadcast it throughout building 2 instead of only having service in the room where the USB hookup to the outdoor antenna is located. I figured if I rebroadcast 5GHz in building two there will be less interference between the two signals. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Wifi rebroadcasting
Get a flat panel antenna for the receiver which will help immensely. -D > On Nov 12, 2020, at 1:06 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 2020-11-12 12:49, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> Pringles can or reasonable facsimile: >> https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-make-a-wifi-antenna-out-of-a-pringles-can-nb/ > > Forgot about cantennas for the host link to building one. > I wonder if you can just put a mini usb dongle (the thumbnail sized ones) in > the can instead of all the messing around with type N connectors? > > But it would be simpler to just stick a decent adapter in a window. > That one I linked on amazon has sucky reviews, I got prematurely excited when > I saw the price and that it appeared to be a flat panel antenna. > Now thinking of this instead. > https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Archer-T4U-Plus-AC1300Mbps/dp/B08KHV7H1S/ > > A laptop in building two on the building one side can just barely sorta > function on the built in wifi adapter. It sees the hotspot and can log in, > but data transmission is erratic. Works reasonably well outdoors by building > two. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Wifi rebroadcasting
On 2020-11-12 12:49, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Pringles can or reasonable facsimile: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-make-a-wifi-antenna-out-of-a-pringles-can-nb/ Forgot about cantennas for the host link to building one. I wonder if you can just put a mini usb dongle (the thumbnail sized ones) in the can instead of all the messing around with type N connectors? But it would be simpler to just stick a decent adapter in a window. That one I linked on amazon has sucky reviews, I got prematurely excited when I saw the price and that it appeared to be a flat panel antenna. Now thinking of this instead. https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Archer-T4U-Plus-AC1300Mbps/dp/B08KHV7H1S/ A laptop in building two on the building one side can just barely sorta function on the built in wifi adapter. It sees the hotspot and can log in, but data transmission is erratic. Works reasonably well outdoors by building two. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Wifi rebroadcasting
Pringles can or reasonable facsimile: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-make-a-wifi-antenna-out-of-a-pringles-can-nb/ -D > On Nov 12, 2020, at 12:27 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > I have an 802.11n signal in building 1. > I want to distribute that signal in building 2, 350' away. > > I have a couple of old laptops I could spare. > I'm thinking the easiest/cheapest thing I can do is put a long range USB > dongle on a laptop, plug a decent 5GHz router (Tp-Link AX1800)? into the > ethernet port on the laptop, and use the laptop to share the internet, maybe > with Pi Hole software added. > https://www.walmart.com/ip/210201077 > > If so, what dongle should I get, something like this? > https://www.amazon.com/KuWFi-Outdoor-Adapter-Antenna-Wireless/dp/B07BWC1CS1/ > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
