What will i need if i want to use my friends DSL down the street??

[CtK]

since i cant get freaking DSL

i was wondering if there is anyway i can use my friends DSL connection down the street her house is like 50 yards away??

if i can what equipment will i need

please provide links
thank you very much!!

 

[jimmyhaha]

1yard = 3 ft
50 yeard = 150 ft

don't know if 802.11b wireless will do
u need access point, wireless card and extended antenna

check out
www.practicallynetworked.com

 

[Garion]

Do you have clear line-of-sight from a window in your place to a window in hers? If so, you can probably get away with using to 802.11b access points in bridge mode, to serve as a connection between the two houses. It'd cost you about $400, but might be worth it in the long run.

- G

 

[CSoup]

How many houses separate your's and her's? Seems weird that she can get DSL while you can't since you guys are really close. Anyways if it is worth it to you, and there are no houses blocking your's and her's, they you can set up antennas and use 802.11, but this can be costly. You might even be able to get away without external antennas if you have good equipment.

 

[CtK]

nope no line of sight

how about this??

look at the operating range that should be enough??

 

[CtK]

the wierdest thing is my uncle who lives two houses down the street on the same block can get it
and i cant!!!

the girl she lives about 7 houses down

bellsouth said i have something called a "Added Main Line"
anyone know what this is??

 

[calpha]

Getting DSL is sticky anyway. According to a tech friend of mine that did installs, he said you could literally have two phone lines in one house where one could get DSL nad the other couldn't. It doesn't matter how close you are to the CO, just how many feet of wire your line runs on.

So, the fact that your next door neighbor can get it and you can't is really no big suprise. I moved 3 years ago 4 houses down from where I previously lived, and had had dsl. It took 6 months before I got it at the new place.

But, sorry, I don't have any sugestions.

 

[bozo1]

<< bellsouth said i have something called a "Added Main Line >>


I forget what it is technically called but they are probably refering to a multiplexing technology they use that lets them run multiple phone lines over one pair if they run short of individual pairs into a neighborhood. If your line is one of those, DSL is out of the question.

 

[CSoup]

<< nope no line of sight

how about this??

look at the operating range that should be enough?? >>



Those numbers they quote are usually best condition numbers. My school had experimental wireless access and it was difficult enough to get a connection to an access point that was just two floors above. It depends on the material separating the locations. Your best bet is to get an access point that can be modified to take an antenna. Maybe something like the Apple airport. Put it somewhere high up and facing as little insulation as possible (like window up in attic) or mount the external antenna outside her house. If you still can't get a good connection then hook up an external antenna to your side also. Should definitely work well with two external antennas.

First try it without additional antennas because it might just work and then add antennas to get a connection or improve the speed.

 

[Cpt. Duke]

Is cable internet available in your area?

 

[CtK]

how much does those external antenna cost??

i cant even get Cable
and this house use to have cable b4 we moved in 13 years ago
we use DSS now

 

[jhu]

you could always run a wire to her place. that'll also give you a good excuse to go to her place.

 

[Hobbzilla]

<< you could always run a wire to her place. that'll also give you a good excuse to go to her place. >>



Forget all of that.. just tell her you're moving in!!

I would suggest against running the wire though really. We ran 10bT for about 40 feet underground in a pvc pipe and lightning still took out nic's several times. Even killed an entire pc. We finally ended up making a small run of fiber which cost us roughly $1k for such a small distance... Plus 50 yards is a lot of digging not to mention that you would might have to go through someone else's property?

You could always submit a grant application to the DoD and tell them that you are wanting to study the effects of microwave radiation in suburban areas and go that route.

Honestly, other than wireless you are pretty much SoL.

 

[JackMDS]

The Wireless manufactures are relatively careful. They usually claim a solid distance when they put the equipment on two towers with no Visual and electrical interference.

Indoors it is any body guess, in part, because our environment includes a lot of transmission obstructions. (Electrical Screening).
Most of Houses has Insulation with Aluminum Foil cover, metal screens, cordless telephones, microwave etc. Out door trees, buildings, electrical lines etc.

As a result, Indoor residing entry level Wireless Instruments end up with a typical range of 30? ?70?. Out door with an unobstructed view, you can get a little more.

You have a chance if you use the two-second level Wireless Instruments. One at the source, and one in your house.

Combine it with two Hi Gain Antennae, and install them high on walls that face the direction of each house.

Example for the hardware:

EZ Connect Wireless Access Point/Bridge.

Buy.com price: : $435.95

And equip it with Hi gain Antenna.

EZ Connect Wireless High Gain Antenna Kit.

Buy.com price: $213.95

 

[dblevitan]

How about an 802.11b point-to-point link? Buy an access point (or you can probably even get away with a card in each computer, mount a directional antenna on each house (on a pole) and point them at each other. The directional antenna is basically a satelite dish, and you do need a line-of-sight connection. But the connection can be made for several miles from what I've heard.
-David

 

[WiringGuy]

We have been running wireless internet access for almost 3 years. We are covering an area of approximately 5 miles using 802.11b Cisco equipment. We use 100 millawatt 350 series equipment. The remote stations use either 16dbi or 24dbi directional antennas pointed at one omnidirectional antenna. I personally use a 16dbi antenna approximately 2 miles from the main antenna site. Hope this helps.
Good Luck

 

[cchan]

Build your own directional antenna

http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/448

 

[madwok]

Check this out . You can do it cheap with some old DSS dish !!!


linky

 

[Viper0329]

say....those are pretty cool