Wifi to my house

Delta6 · 10-02-2009, 04:45 PM

hello all!!

anyway i have a neighbor a 1/4 mile away that has dsl and wifi and i can see a shed near there house from my house(line of sight) I DO HAVE PERMISSION TO DO THIS. So i am planning on buying a super pass 1 mile wifi antenna to pick up on their signal. my only problem is the line of sight is about 100 ft from my house and the superpass wifi antenna connects via usb. How so i get the signal to my house??

I was thinking of a server configured for ICS that will bridge the usb connection to Ethernet then run it up to my house.

ANY IDEAS? AND NO I CANNOT GET DSL WHERE I LIVE.SO DONT ASK!

**wrench97** · 10-02-2009, 05:19 PM

The largest issue is contractually does his ISP allow him to share the connection off the property?

Delta6 · 10-03-2009, 09:35 AM

as far as i know, Yes

**wrench97** · 10-03-2009, 11:57 AM

100' is a long way to go on a USB connection, I think it will be a problem, how far from the shed is the router?

Delta6 · 10-03-2009, 09:23 PM

Approx. 10-30 feet. from the router to the shed. I was also planning to go 100' Ethernet not usb. (server idea with ics)

**wrench97** · 10-04-2009, 05:09 AM

I'm unclear where the 1/4 mile comes in to play here > 100' from the ant. to the house, 10-30' from the router to the shed? for that distance the super pass antenna would not be needed, just run the Cat 5 the extra 30' and eliminate the ics server.

Delta6 · 10-04-2009, 10:26 AM

My neighbors house is 1/4 of a mile away from mine. Then i am planning to have the super pass antenna in line of site near my house (100 feet away from MY house). The shed i can see is on their property 1/4 of a mile away.

Does this make any sense?

**wrench97** · 10-04-2009, 12:29 PM

Ok so the shed really has nothing to do with the router or antenna just a visual reference.

It may work it's an awful long distance and will greatly depend on the signal from the router a newer draft N or 802.11n router would probably offer the best chance of success.

Delta6 · 10-04-2009, 06:04 PM

OK thank you for you help. although i think is 802.11 G. not the newer style N router.

Delta6 · 10-04-2009, 09:05 PM

Also if i drive near his house i can get the signal. (approx. 100 ft) and there is a garage in the way. So i am fairly confident this will work, also i was planning on getting one of the most expensive of the antenna's. If you think that will not work what are my alternatives?

**wrench97** · 10-05-2009, 01:29 AM

I don't have a good alternative, and not a lot of experience with that type of ant.

Delta6 · 10-05-2009, 01:58 PM

OK thanks for the help.

10-02-2009, 04:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Delta6 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 12 OS: xp	Wifi to my house hello all!! anyway i have a neighbor a 1/4 mile away that has dsl and wifi and i can see a shed near there house from my house(line of sight) I DO HAVE PERMISSION TO DO THIS. So i am planning on buying a super pass 1 mile wifi antenna to pick up on their signal. my only problem is the line of sight is about 100 ft from my house and the superpass wifi antenna connects via usb. How so i get the signal to my house?? I was thinking of a server configured for ICS that will bridge the usb connection to Ethernet then run it up to my house. ANY IDEAS? AND NO I CANNOT GET DSL WHERE I LIVE.SO DONT ASK!

10-02-2009, 05:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,402 OS: Win7	Re: Wifi to my house The largest issue is contractually does his ISP allow him to share the connection off the property? __________________ Power Supply and Selection

10-03-2009, 09:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
Delta6 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 12 OS: xp	Re: Wifi to my house as far as i know, Yes

10-03-2009, 11:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,402 OS: Win7	Re: Wifi to my house 100' is a long way to go on a USB connection, I think it will be a problem, how far from the shed is the router? __________________ Power Supply and Selection

10-03-2009, 09:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Delta6 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 12 OS: xp	Re: Wifi to my house Approx. 10-30 feet. from the router to the shed. I was also planning to go 100' Ethernet not usb. (server idea with ics)

10-04-2009, 05:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,402 OS: Win7	Re: Wifi to my house I'm unclear where the 1/4 mile comes in to play here > 100' from the ant. to the house, 10-30' from the router to the shed? for that distance the super pass antenna would not be needed, just run the Cat 5 the extra 30' and eliminate the ics server. __________________ Power Supply and Selection

10-04-2009, 10:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
Delta6 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 12 OS: xp	Re: Wifi to my house My neighbors house is 1/4 of a mile away from mine. Then i am planning to have the super pass antenna in line of site near my house (100 feet away from MY house). The shed i can see is on their property 1/4 of a mile away. Does this make any sense?

10-04-2009, 12:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,402 OS: Win7	Re: Wifi to my house Ok so the shed really has nothing to do with the router or antenna just a visual reference. It may work it's an awful long distance and will greatly depend on the signal from the router a newer draft N or 802.11n router would probably offer the best chance of success. __________________ Power Supply and Selection

10-04-2009, 06:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
Delta6 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 12 OS: xp	Re: Wifi to my house OK thank you for you help. although i think is 802.11 G. not the newer style N router.

10-04-2009, 09:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
Delta6 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 12 OS: xp	Re: Wifi to my house Also if i drive near his house i can get the signal. (approx. 100 ft) and there is a garage in the way. So i am fairly confident this will work, also i was planning on getting one of the most expensive of the antenna's. If you think that will not work what are my alternatives? Last edited by Delta6; 10-04-2009 at 09:08 PM.

10-05-2009, 01:29 AM	#11 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,402 OS: Win7	Re: Wifi to my house I don't have a good alternative, and not a lot of experience with that type of ant. __________________ Power Supply and Selection

10-05-2009, 01:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
Delta6 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 12 OS: xp	Re: Wifi to my house OK thanks for the help.