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Old 28-02-2005, 09:26   #1
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Question WIFI link over 1KM+ ??

Hello,
a friend has just been asking me if it's possible to join a WIFI network from a kilometre+ away?

HIs lads will be in a student building next year that is about 1km line of sight from the WIFI antenna of Lancaster uni & he is thinking of getting/making a Yagi antenna to try & connect to the network.
(they should be allowed onto it as they are students from the campus).

I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on it above those that involve eating lots of Pringles ??
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Re: WIFI link over 1KM+ ??

You should be able to find something to do that here....
http://www.wirelesspro.co.uk/store/catalog/
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Re: WIFI link over 1KM+ ??

After looking up the Pringles can method, me may try to build somehting like this too & thae distance is about .7 of a mile.
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Re: WIFI link over 1KM+ ??

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After looking up the Pringles can method, me may try to build somehting like this too & thae distance is about .7 of a mile.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal..._Antennas.html

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Old 28-02-2005, 11:16   #5
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Re: WIFI link over 1KM+ ??

We covered this before here:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=5383

You must have line-of-sight plus a bit extra on each side to allow for the Fresnel Zone. There's some words and numbers about it here:

http://www.solwise.co.uk/los.htm
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