i have a friend who is trying to extend wifi to another house on his property. the other house is 180' from the wireless router. can anybody recommend a specific product for extended the router's range in one particular direction?

and while you're thinking about it, the other house does not have cable or phone service (they use cell phones).

thanks

3/7/2007 3:34:38 PM

pringles ftw

http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/448

3/7/2007 3:38:25 PM

haha awesome.

how about some non-rigged up versions?

3/7/2007 3:47:06 PM

It would be a hard weekend's work, but that's a shot enough distance for a hardwired run using standard cat5e cable. Get a shovel, some underground conduit, and a long piece of cat5e; bury it; run the cable under the house and up through the floor; and wire the whole thing into switches or a wireless bridge or something.

Of course, if you/they aren't the manual labor type, there are lots of antenna's and what not avaliable these days.

3/7/2007 4:02:31 PM

you could buy a...wireless range extender.

3/7/2007 4:12:05 PM

exactly smart guy, now can you please specify a specific one

this includes make, model, etc...

[Edited on March 7, 2007 at 4:46 PM. Reason : ]

3/7/2007 4:44:54 PM

actually if you just buy a wireless router you can make it a repeater. It's not directional but it will extend the wireless signal.

I recommend a linksys but if you already have a wireless router buy the same brand as that one.

3/7/2007 4:47:33 PM

just any wireless router? his is a netgear, fyi.

how do you set it up as a repeater?

3/7/2007 4:58:55 PM

no really...
http://www.cantenna.com/
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/7060/
http://wirelessgardenstore.com/detail.aspx?ID=288

[Edited on March 7, 2007 at 6:40 PM. Reason : lnx]

3/7/2007 6:33:39 PM

hey i was just answering the original inquiry:

Quote :

"a specific product for extended the router's range in one particular direction"

it isnt like one repeater is going to vary wildly from another. it just takes a signal and repeats it.

3/7/2007 7:02:17 PM

I've got two pieces of property about 1/2 mile from each other. There's no electrical outlets inbetween. Is it possible to extend wireless this far? (My guess is hell no, but thought I should ask).

3/7/2007 7:20:28 PM

oh, theres always ways to do it, but likely not within a normal person's budget.

3/7/2007 8:12:07 PM

Buy a Buffalo MIMO router roughly 70 bucks. Buy a directional antenna roughly $200 retail...and sir you have wireless that will go up to a mile and a half.

How do I know? I have it setup at my house for the building in the back of my house that is 100 feet away.

3/7/2007 11:54:36 PM

wave guide

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waveguide_%28electromagnetism%29

[Edited on March 8, 2007 at 12:33 AM. Reason : ry]

3/8/2007 12:32:20 AM