Hiya, just wondering how far a wireless connection can go? I want to set one up with a friend who lives about 800 metres away, is it at all possible? And if so, at at price.
I doubt you'd be able to get a connection 800 metres away, at least not without some kind of special equipment. The average distance for most people stretches to about their garden, and even then depends on walls, floors, and the materials those are made of. I've heard of people getting up to 1km in desert-like environments (no obstructions or interference) but even that required special antennas.
Kind Regards
Jonty
P.S. This is just off the top of my head, may be it can be done with the right equipment, I don't know. Perhaps try Googling it
To reach that far you'd need to go into Cisco gear, or something equivalent.
If you're rich enough that you can afford that, you might as well dig fiber right away.
You could place repeaters in strategic places tho, if the enviroment allows it...
Make 2.4GHz parabolic mesh dishes from cheap but sturdy Chinese cookware scoops & a USB WiFi adaptor !
The largest (300mm diam)shows 15-18dB gain (enough for a LOS range extension to 3-5km), costs ~US$5 &
Hey ]SK[ We're going to give it a try, but we can't actually find where to buy that equipment. Where did you get yours from mate? And how much does it cost?
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