Q: Hi all,
Im sitting in my parents house, the place we all go when we want to LAN games. There are eight computers are connected through a Linksys 8-port switch and a Linksys Wireless AP / Router / Switch so that all computers access the Internet and the wireless connection for computers with wireless adapters. Coincidentally, my fiancee and I are buying a house two doors down from my parents. I have an idea and I would like to know if it will work. We have 8 computers which will be located in our home, but they all have a wired network cards in them and have been linked together using a Linksys Broadband Router / Switch (and we do not all buy new wireless cards).
So, we can (without changing cards wired to wireless ones):
1. Connect our LAN to our house to the LAN in the house of my parents? Will it actually achieve that distance (maybe 30 meters, but via a different house)? Which equipment should I add to connect to the Wireless AP (if thats what Ill be doing)? Gaming performance would be ok?
2. Use the broadband internet access at my parents from our house? Performance will be ok?
Thank you to anyone who can respond!
Zlady
Best Answer: Yes its pretty good
30 dollars is a bargain haha i paid more for mine 
and yours is almost as good as my router >< It's great that it has Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2).
Good luck
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Re:I do not think that the 802.11a has any apparent ?functional? technological advantage over the 802.11g.
As you know an efficient Antenna has to be designed to reflect the wavelength of the transmission, since the 801.11a frequency is higher the antenna can be smaller and small size is somewhat more flexible.
However, the "a" idea came mainly as a commercial idea to try to capture the higher bandwidth market before the 802.11g comes out. Linksys already pulled out from the 802.11a "only" market (they will do combos), and by next year I doubt that you will see any.
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Re:Originally posted by: guy
Shorter wavelengths the higher up the spectrum you go. 5 Ghz does not penetrate as well as the lower frequencies, for WLAN use 2.4 Ghz and 900 Mhz. You should be ok if you have line of sight. Wireless is certainly not useless however it's always smart to find out a little bit about a technology before you dive in head first.
While the above is true, it is also easier to hit the target with the higher freqs than with lower freqs that tend to scatter, hence needing the focalized directional antennas to help hit the target. It's all about trade offs with RF and finding the right balance that works best.
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Re:Shorter wavelengths the higher up the spectrum you go. 5 Ghz does not penetrate as well as the lower frequencies, for WLAN use 2.4 Ghz and 900 Mhz. You should be ok if you have line of sight. Wireless is certainly not useless however it's always smart to find out a little bit about a technology before you dive in head first.
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Re:Originally posted by: guy
Originally posted by: guy
Get one of the new dual band 802.11 a and 802.11b/g boxes. The 802.11a is on 5 GHZ band which will penetrate through houses easier. This is not so.
Most of the evaluations show that while the Bandwidth is better. Distance and penetration is the same or less than 802.11b.
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. That would suck. I haven't had a chance to test the 5 GHZ version yet but just ordered a $1,000 worth for a client, guess I'll find out soon enough how it works. Just trying to shoot the signal across the street (Business building to business building). I'm confident I'll get the signal there no matter what though otherwise Wireless would be useless.
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Re:You can make your own external antenna from from cheap materials like a pringles can. A useful link (http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/has.html) to get you started. Do this at your own risk, of course.
Another link (http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/448) from O'reilly's.
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Re:Originally posted by: guy
Get one of the new dual band 802.11 a and 802.11b/g boxes. The 802.11a is on 5 GHZ band which will penetrate through houses easier. This is not so.
Most of the evaluations show that while the Bandwidth is better. Distance and penetration is the same or less than 802.11b.
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Re:Get one of the new dual band 802.11 a and 802.11b/g boxes. The 802.11a is on 5 GHZ band which will penetrate through houses easier. You should make the distance. I am sure the 802.11b would not make the distance though with objects in the way.
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Re:It's amazing just how far we would go for our LAN and internet access. I'm trying to figure out how to make just one wall out of rice paper, haha. Thank you both for your response. That was exactly what I needed to know!
Zlady
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Re:Through a house? Like Jack mentioned you'd need an external antenna but you would also most likely need to elevate the antenna as well to get line of sight. Perhaps if the house is made of rice paper.
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Re:To connect the two networks, all you need is a one unit like the Linksys WET11, or D-Link 900AP+ in client mode. (about $90).
You plug it to a port on your Wired Router or switch, and with the right configuration the two networks will be connected.
Problem would be 30 yards. If you have unobstructed line of view it will work, otherwise you will have to install a good external Antenna.
On Wireless Modes here:
Wireless Network – Configuration Modes. (http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Modes.html)
External Antennae here: 2.4GHz aux. Antennae. (http://www.hdcom.com/2.4ghzantennas.html)
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