tankman1989
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I'm trying to figure out what type of hardware is out there that may enable me to make a long distance network connection (line of sight) using parabolic dishes to both send and receive (if that is the ideal way).
I am a little out of the loop as to what the new wireless networking standards are (I think N is now finalized.?). This network is going to be used to deliver broadband to an area which does not have any broadband and I think their dialup is super slow as well.
My theory is that if I can get a business class broadband connection then I can send this signal back and forth to the destination. Keep in mind that this connection does not need to be running at full B or G speeds, let a lone N. If I remember correctly, all three of those run on the 2.4 GHz spectrum, which is getting a little "cloudy" with all the other devices being used in that spectrum. On the other hand, 802.11a uses a 5Ghz spectrum and may give a cleaner signal but IDK if I can find hardware that will support that.
I've found some routers that offer up to 2watts of transmission so I think that would give a much better distance than the standard 50milliwatts that Linksys, Dlink and other commercial routers use.
Before I get into more details as to what I intend to do, I'll see if I get ay responses.
The plan is to have this point to point connection running at .5Mbps to 11Mbps, which will give the broadband speed, linked into a receiving router that will then distribute the signal to the various homes, shops and businesses that need it but don't have access. So basically I am setting up a mini ISP using the two high powered routers with uni-directional antenna's as my link to the service ISP.
I know I will have to get permission from the source ISP to do this but I believe it is doable in the area in which I intend to work.
As for the final runs from the receiving router to the home/business user, I am wondering if I can forgo the standard 100m ethernet standard since the max speed that I will need to be able to attain will be ~11Mbps.
So, anyone have any experience with this? I know this can be done with microwave transmission and with a higher throughput (although 2.4GHz is microwave) IDK if I would need FCC clearance to do this.
I am a little out of the loop as to what the new wireless networking standards are (I think N is now finalized.?). This network is going to be used to deliver broadband to an area which does not have any broadband and I think their dialup is super slow as well.
My theory is that if I can get a business class broadband connection then I can send this signal back and forth to the destination. Keep in mind that this connection does not need to be running at full B or G speeds, let a lone N. If I remember correctly, all three of those run on the 2.4 GHz spectrum, which is getting a little "cloudy" with all the other devices being used in that spectrum. On the other hand, 802.11a uses a 5Ghz spectrum and may give a cleaner signal but IDK if I can find hardware that will support that.
I've found some routers that offer up to 2watts of transmission so I think that would give a much better distance than the standard 50milliwatts that Linksys, Dlink and other commercial routers use.
Before I get into more details as to what I intend to do, I'll see if I get ay responses.
The plan is to have this point to point connection running at .5Mbps to 11Mbps, which will give the broadband speed, linked into a receiving router that will then distribute the signal to the various homes, shops and businesses that need it but don't have access. So basically I am setting up a mini ISP using the two high powered routers with uni-directional antenna's as my link to the service ISP.
I know I will have to get permission from the source ISP to do this but I believe it is doable in the area in which I intend to work.
As for the final runs from the receiving router to the home/business user, I am wondering if I can forgo the standard 100m ethernet standard since the max speed that I will need to be able to attain will be ~11Mbps.
So, anyone have any experience with this? I know this can be done with microwave transmission and with a higher throughput (although 2.4GHz is microwave) IDK if I would need FCC clearance to do this.
. There is one unit that is almost 8ft across that states it should get 80miles with the 200mW of power! Keep in mind that this is all line of sight. 
