outdoor antenas?

21 Aug 2006 9:53 PM

chiggins

I have a unique Wireless problem. I am curently using 2 Linksys WRT54G
wireless routers and I am trying to get wireless internet into my
detached garage. The house and the garage are only about 60 ft. apart
but the house and the garage have aluminum siding and is blocking the
signal. I was thinking that I could use 2 outdoor antenas and run them
threw the wall. I was wondering if I will need to bridge the two
routers or if I could use one antena for wireless indside and run the
seccond to an outdoor antenna, and the same thing in the detached
garage? Or would I need 4 routers one for wireless in the house 2 for a
bridge and one for wireless in the garage?

21 Aug 2006 10:10 PM

dm

look at the linksys site. there are options available for external access
points.

You'd probably need two access points (one each for the house and garage)
and one switch (for the garage)
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>I have a unique Wireless problem. I am curently using 2 Linksys WRT54G
> wireless routers and I am trying to get wireless internet into my
> detached garage. The house and the garage are only about 60 ft. apart
> but the house and the garage have aluminum siding and is blocking the
> signal. I was thinking that I could use 2 outdoor antenas and run them
> threw the wall. I was wondering if I will need to bridge the two
> routers or if I could use one antena for wireless indside and run the
> seccond to an outdoor antenna, and the same thing in the detached
> garage? Or would I need 4 routers one for wireless in the house 2 for a
> bridge and one for wireless in the garage?
>

22 Aug 2006 4:46 PM

Jack (MVP-Networking).

Hi
May be this can Help.
Wireless Bridging - http://www.ezlan.net/bridging
Hi Gain Antenna - http://www.ezlan.net/antennae.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

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news:1156197201.135020.69310@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>I have a unique Wireless problem. I am curently using 2 Linksys WRT54G
> wireless routers and I am trying to get wireless internet into my
> detached garage. The house and the garage are only about 60 ft. apart
> but the house and the garage have aluminum siding and is blocking the
> signal. I was thinking that I could use 2 outdoor antenas and run them
> threw the wall. I was wondering if I will need to bridge the two
> routers or if I could use one antena for wireless indside and run the
> seccond to an outdoor antenna, and the same thing in the detached
> garage? Or would I need 4 routers one for wireless in the house 2 for a
> bridge and one for wireless in the garage?
>

23 Aug 2006 2:00 AM

dm

to amplify my earlier response, I would personally go with the linksys
WAP54GPE External Access point and WAPPOE12 power adapters

The WAPPOE12 are power injectors that supply operating power to PoE devices
such as hte WAP54GPE over unused lines in a Cat5 Cable.

This arrangement is a little pricier, but means a single or smaller
penetration on your home and garage external walls. Only a single Cat5
cable needs to pass thru. This access point also has provisions for an
external high-gain or directional antenna, though for a 60 ft clear-view
external transit, I doubt you would need it, or if it would do you much
good.

dm

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news:1156197201.135020.69310@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>I have a unique Wireless problem. I am curently using 2 Linksys WRT54G
> wireless routers and I am trying to get wireless internet into my
> detached garage. The house and the garage are only about 60 ft. apart
> but the house and the garage have aluminum siding and is blocking the
> signal. I was thinking that I could use 2 outdoor antenas and run them
> threw the wall. I was wondering if I will need to bridge the two
> routers or if I could use one antena for wireless indside and run the
> seccond to an outdoor antenna, and the same thing in the detached
> garage? Or would I need 4 routers one for wireless in the house 2 for a
> bridge and one for wireless in the garage?
>