Can I connect a second building to wireless internet?

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Davis Goertzen

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Hello all,

I am considering installing a high-speed internet network at my home (we live in the country, and are currently on dial-up, which is SLOW). Anyway, there are two buildings on this property to which I would like to provide internet. At Building A there is a desktop, which could be wired in to a router, and also a laptop, which would be wireless throughout the house; both machines are running Windows XP. At Building B, which is a log structure about 65 yards away, there is a laptop running Windows Vista. I should mention that the router would be in the same room as the desktop; the Vista laptop and the desktop are in the closest possible corners of their respective buildings. Anyway, I was wondering if it would be possible to set up an arrangement where the internet would come to the router in Building A, get wired into the desktop, and get broadcast as a Wireless N signal to the other laptops. My main worry here is, will the laptop in Building B be able to pick up the signal? I've heard that Wireless N has better signal strength and distance than either B or G, but I don't know whether it would reach the other computer, and I don't want to waste money trying to find out. One of the computer stores I phoned said I'd need high-gain antennas for the router and the laptop in the other building; can anyone provide any more help?

If I didn't make anything clear, let me know and I'll try again. Thanks.
 
It looks from the website as though you can take off your router's antenna (assuming it's detachable) and hook up the Cantenna; did I read that right? It's just that I don't want to spend more than I have to, and if I don't have to buy a laptop card extra, so much the better. If you could tell me how to make them that would be great. Thanks.

BTW, I looked at that router you recommended and I had hoped not to spend quite that much. Would something like the D-Link DIR-628 RangeBooster N Dual Band Router work? http://dlink.ca/products/?pid=670
 
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Ops - I'm sorry - it looks as if you can't connect an external antenna to that router. (Can anyone else verify this?)
Here's the link to make your own Cantenna: http://technetz.com/index.php/2009/01/09/how-to-build-your-own-pringles-cantena-wifi-booster/
But unfortunately, you do have to buy the connector cable.
If you have a router that has a regular antenna on it, you could cut out some cardboard, line it with Aluminum foil, and stick it behind the antenna (like a satellite) and point it in the direction that you want it to go (that helps a little bit).
I'll read up on some more routers if you'd like. Have you looked into a range booster?
 
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Can I use the Cantenna by attaching it to the router and pointing it where I want to send the signal?

BTW, the router you mentioned has internal antennas. What do you think of the router I mentioned. It appears to have all the same features, with two advantages: it's half the price and its antennas are detachable.
 
I know this might sound a bit rediculous, but you could try Remote Desktop? This way you can access the OS you want, because you're simply using that terminal remotely.
 
TekkyNASekky said:
I know this might sound a bit rediculous, but you could try Remote Desktop? This way you can access the OS you want, because you're simply using that terminal remotely.
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Thanks for the idea, but it sounds as though you don't entirely understand what I want to accomplish; my initial post should explain it. I want to connect the laptop in the other building to wireless internet, not just access it remotely.

I think I will do some research on those Cantenna devices, and try to make one.
 
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