WiFi range, what am I likely to get outdoors line-of-sight, without special equipment?
The subject says it all really, what sort of range is one likely to get outdoors with WiFi? It's basically line of sight, base station is in a shop, my WiFi router will be sitting in a window maybe 200 meters away. Do I have any chance of it working? -- Chris Green
On 24/09/12 18:35, Chris Green wrote:
The subject says it all really, what sort of range is one likely to get outdoors with WiFi? It's basically line of sight, base station is in a shop, my WiFi router will be sitting in a window maybe 200 meters away. Do I have any chance of it working?
With external directional antennas then yes you may be able to get it working (though not likely at anything approaching full speed) With the built in omnidirectional antennas....I'd say unlikely.
On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 06:45:19PM +0100, Wayne Stallwood wrote:
On 24/09/12 18:35, Chris Green wrote:
The subject says it all really, what sort of range is one likely to get outdoors with WiFi? It's basically line of sight, base station is in a shop, my WiFi router will be sitting in a window maybe 200 meters away. Do I have any chance of it working?
With external directional antennas then yes you may be able to get it working (though not likely at anything approaching full speed)
With the built in omnidirectional antennas....I'd say unlikely.
OK, thanks, just the sort of thing I wanted to know. I.e. is it worth bothering to try etc. -- Chris Green
On 24/09/12 18:45, Wayne Stallwood wrote:
On 24/09/12 18:35, Chris Green wrote:
The subject says it all really, what sort of range is one likely to get outdoors with WiFi?
With external directional antennas then yes you may be able to get it working (though not likely at anything approaching full speed)
If you're serious about trying this, I'd talk to someone like Solwise (www.solwise.co.uk) - they should point you in the right direction and their stuff isn't too expensive. (My only connections to Solwise are as a one-time reseller[*] and current customer.) -- Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0844 251 1450 Registered in England (0456 0902) 21 Drakes Mews, Milton Keynes, MK8 0ER
On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 10:09:23AM +0100, Mark Rogers wrote:
On 24/09/12 18:45, Wayne Stallwood wrote:
On 24/09/12 18:35, Chris Green wrote:
The subject says it all really, what sort of range is one likely to get outdoors with WiFi?
With external directional antennas then yes you may be able to get it working (though not likely at anything approaching full speed)
If you're serious about trying this, I'd talk to someone like Solwise (www.solwise.co.uk) - they should point you in the right direction and their stuff isn't too expensive.
Yes, I've already been there (I have one of their 3-G routers) and their technical information is very useful. It actually looks fairly possible as long as I have line-of-sight from the base station to the boat. Just an external aerial at the boat end might well be all that's needed. -- Chris Green
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