Wireless Networking/Bridging Help

deep|blue · 12-12-2004

Hi. I am looking into bridging an internet connection from one place to another. The building are about one quarter of a mile appart with the tops of two elm trees obsurring the line of sight a little, but there still is a direct line of sight. I was going to use two Linksys WAP11's and two 14dBi gain antennas to bridge the connection. There is one computer at the building with the internet connection running Windoze XP with SP2. However, there are three computers at the building without the connection. I was going to use a Linksys switch to network them together and then uplink the WAP to the switch to get them an internet connection. That way file shareing between all of the computers would be possible. All of this would work, right? All of the computers are desktops running Windoze XP SP2, ZoneAlarm Pro5, and all have NIC's. Thanks for your time.

deep|blue

wrzwaldo · 12-12-2004

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Originally Posted by deep|blue

Hi. I am looking into bridging an internet connection from one place to another. The building are about one quarter of a mile appart with the tops of two elm trees obsurring the line of sight a little, but there still is a direct line of sight. I was going to use two Linksys WAP11's and two 14dBi gain antennas to bridge the connection. There is one computer at the building with the internet connection running Windoze XP with SP2. However, there are three computers at the building without the connection. I was going to use a Linksys switch to network them together and then uplink the WAP to the switch to get them an internet connection. That way file shareing between all of the computers would be possible. All of this would work, right? All of the computers are desktops running Windoze XP SP2, ZoneAlarm Pro5, and all have NIC's. Thanks for your time.

deep|blue

A little visual LOS blockage is usually a ton of RF LOS blockage!

deep|blue · 12-13-2004

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Originally Posted by wrzwaldo

A little visual LOS blockage is usually a ton of RF LOS blockage!

Alright, suppose I put the Antenna on the end of a pole to get it above the trees. The rest would work, right?

deep|blue

sysadmn · 12-14-2004

Make your life easy. Get it all working with the computers in the same room, then add the WiFi. That said, it should work. Google "Internet Connection Sharing XP".

Monitr7 · 12-14-2004

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Originally Posted by sysadmn

Make your life easy. Get it all working with the computers in the same room, then add the WiFi. That said, it should work. Google "Internet Connection Sharing XP".

Wouldn't be very sporting that way, now would it?

wrzwaldo · 12-14-2004

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Originally Posted by deep|blue

Alright, suppose I put the Antenna on the end of a pole to get it above the trees. The rest would work, right?

deep|blue

Woulda, shoulda, coulda... If you don't do the math then trial and error is your best bet.

deep|blue · 12-14-2004

At it's widest point, the radius of my Fresnel Zone is 14.82 meters. Since the trees are very close to the antenna the actual amount of thier intrusion into the Fresnel Zone is unknowen. I'll figure something out though. And does any one know how much antenna cable it takes to lose a noticable amount of signal? Thanks a lot.

deep|blue

wrzwaldo · 12-14-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by deep|blue

At it's widest point, the radius of my Fresnel Zone is 14.82 meters. Since the trees are very close to the antenna the actual amount of thier intrusion into the Fresnel Zone is unknowen. I'll figure something out though. And does any one know how much antenna cable it takes to lose a noticable amount of signal? Thanks a lot.

deep|blue

What size coax and how long? What is the distance between the points you want to connect?

http://www.ocarc.ca/coax.htm

http://www.timesmicrowave.com/aerosp...e_calculators/

deep|blue · 12-15-2004

Does anyone know if the Linksys WAP54G has an RP TNC female or male connetor (plug or jack)? I need to know in order to buy the right style of cable. Thanks for your help.

deep|blue

wrzwaldo · 12-15-2004

Google took me here...

http://www.hdcom.com/bundles.html

Search was...

"WAP54G antenna connectors"

And "RP TNC"

Google said look here...

http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/con...ors_rp_tnc.php

deep|blue · 12-15-2004

Ah, so the AP has a female connector then...

12-12-2004	#1 (permalink)
deep\|blue Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 11	Wireless Networking/Bridging Help Hi. I am looking into bridging an internet connection from one place to another. The building are about one quarter of a mile appart with the tops of two elm trees obsurring the line of sight a little, but there still is a direct line of sight. I was going to use two Linksys WAP11's and two 14dBi gain antennas to bridge the connection. There is one computer at the building with the internet connection running Windoze XP with SP2. However, there are three computers at the building without the connection. I was going to use a Linksys switch to network them together and then uplink the WAP to the switch to get them an internet connection. That way file shareing between all of the computers would be possible. All of this would work, right? All of the computers are desktops running Windoze XP SP2, ZoneAlarm Pro5, and all have NIC's. Thanks for your time. deep\|blue

12-14-2004	#4 (permalink)
sysadmn Wireless Novice Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: in front of the computer, duh! Posts: 124	Cheat Make your life easy. Get it all working with the computers in the same room, then add the WiFi. That said, it should work. Google "Internet Connection Sharing XP". __________________ Wigle Stats: Total New Discovered Networks with GPS: 996 All Networks Recorded: 1,517 Networks This Month with GPS: 850 First Post: 26-Dec-2004

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wrzwaldo I amuse you? Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 9,150	Google took me here... http://www.hdcom.com/bundles.html Search was... "WAP54G antenna connectors" And "RP TNC" Google said look here... http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/con...ors_rp_tnc.php Last edited by wrzwaldo : 12-15-2004 at 07:00 PM.

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12-14-2004	#7 (permalink)
deep\|blue Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 11	At it's widest point, the radius of my Fresnel Zone is 14.82 meters. Since the trees are very close to the antenna the actual amount of thier intrusion into the Fresnel Zone is unknowen. I'll figure something out though. And does any one know how much antenna cable it takes to lose a noticable amount of signal? Thanks a lot. deep\|blue

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deep\|blue Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 11	Does anyone know if the Linksys WAP54G has an RP TNC female or male connetor (plug or jack)? I need to know in order to buy the right style of cable. Thanks for your help. deep\|blue

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deep\|blue Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 11	Ah, so the AP has a female connector then...