Need EASY network - 210' clear line of site
I am setting up a new (first) wireless network.
I have Direcway satellite broadband with their DWS6000 modem using an Ethernet connection to a desktop using XP Home. This is my office. My computer is by a window on an outside wall. The distance to the highest point is 10' from my computer.
I have a clear line of sight to my house where I have a desktop also by a window on an outside wall. The distance to the highest point is 12' from that computer.
I plan to purchase a Linksys WRT54GS Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster for the office desktop and a Linksys WMP54GS Wireless-G PCI Adapter with SpeedBooster for my home desktop. My desktops are relatively new with 2.5+ Gig processors, 512 Kb memory, and 60+ Mb hard drives. No multitasking, no intensive graphics, etc. I am in a very rural setting with no interference from other networks.
I want to use the network to share the satellite internet service so I can cancel the dial-up at home, and to share files like Money occasionally.
I plan to use high-gain directional antennae on both ends.
Please comment on:
- Specific antennae suggestions and vendors.
- Connections from the router and adapter to the external antennae a. Removal of included antennae, connectors needed , coax suggested. b. Since the router has two antennae, what to do with the second output.
- Any problems with the setup and hardware that I may not know. I have replaced drives, added memory and PCI cards, but haven't "hacked."
- Any Linksys downloads or third party software I should get.
Many thanks.
read more and respond »Posted 5 years ago by Lee Hickok in Wireless Networking
