How to share an internet connection 1-2 kms away

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Tiger1970

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#74643 4-Jan-2011 17:14

How can i share my internet connection with a relative that lives about 1-2 kms away from my house?

They dont currently have internet at there house.

Is this possible to do or not?

kyhwana2

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#423983 4-Jan-2011 17:23

Do you have line of sight to their house? If so, you can do long range (line of sight) wifi to it.
There might be other non-line of sight radio, but they're expensive/iffy.

Tiger1970

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#423985 4-Jan-2011 17:27

What equipment do i need to do a long range wifi

kyhwana2

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#423987 4-Jan-2011 17:34

Something like http://www.usbwifi.orconhosting.net.nz/

What you'll need is wifi APs with removable antennas and will do bridging mode and some decent aerials. (Such as http://www.gowifi.co.nz/antennas/2.4-ghz/directional.html )

Can you see your relatives house from yours?

Tiger1970

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#423988 4-Jan-2011 17:36

No i dont think i can but maybe because of how far away it is is why i cant see it

kyhwana2

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#423990 4-Jan-2011 17:38

If you can't see it, it must be a bit further away than 1k? Unless you have worse eyesight than me :)
Have any binoculars?

Tiger1970

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#423992 4-Jan-2011 17:49

It is probably over 1 km thats why i said 1-2kms. And unfortunately i dont

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#423993 4-Jan-2011 17:56

If you can't see both premises from a high point (ie the chimney) then wireless isn't really an option.

If you can see both a pair of 5GHz UBNT Nanostation Loco's from somewhere like Go WiFi is the best hardware option.

drou

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#424243 5-Jan-2011 13:12

sbiddle: If you can't see both premises from a high point (ie the chimney) then wireless isn't really an option.

If you can see both a pair of 5GHz UBNT Nanostation Loco's from somewhere like Go WiFi is the best hardware option.

I agree with that! UBNT is a really good option, I made a wifi connection between 2 point at 4km without any problem using 2 Nano Loco at 5GHZ and it's very reliable... But you need to "see" the 2 points to get a good link...

Cheers!

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#424292 5-Jan-2011 14:54

hang a "target" on the roof so you can try to see it, or at least so you can identify what is blocking the view of a potential antenna location.

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