Directional antennae?

El Kapitano · Jul 5, 2004, 10:05 PM

Do any of the usual wireless networking manufacturers do a directional aerial?

I'm looking to share 1gig broadband with a friend who lives about 140mtrs away and don't want to be broadcasting to the entire neighbourhood.

I presume directional tx would allow for a faster connection at a longer distance.

Anyone any ideas?

Logla · Jul 5, 2004, 10:20 PM

buffalo do one. is that 1gig (100Mbps) or 1mbps connection. If it is a 1 gig then the wireless connection will be a bottleneck as it will only connect at 54Mbps (if its a 802.11g connection of course)

El Kapitano · Jul 6, 2004, 07:00 AM

Sorry, yes its 1 meg not one gig.

Logla · Jul 6, 2004, 08:41 AM

hehe, I thought 1gig was a bit large, I was going to have to get out my jelousy cannon and blast you with it

But yeah the buffalo should be fine. I just recently started using one of their routers and I'm really pleased with it, excelent stuff imo.

El Kapitano · Jul 7, 2004, 12:24 PM

It's 160 plus quid!!! for the aerial alone - bloody hell!

do you reckon a pie dish and parker pen'll do the same job?

**dj_stick** · Jul 7, 2004, 01:12 PM

there are plenty of sites that desribe how to make your own… do a search on google

El Kapitano · Jul 7, 2004, 01:23 PM

DIY 2.4 Ghz antennae, now this I've gotta look at.

Thanks dj

@/2ct!< · Jul 7, 2004, 08:56 PM

diy are usually called cantennas cause you use a metal can to parabolically focus the signals.

Jul 5, 2004, 10:05 PM	#1
El Kapitano Most of the 7 dwarfs in 1 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rochdale, Lancashire Posts: 947 Rep Power: 0	Directional antennae? Do any of the usual wireless networking manufacturers do a directional aerial? I'm looking to share 1gig broadband with a friend who lives about 140mtrs away and don't want to be broadcasting to the entire neighbourhood. I presume directional tx would allow for a faster connection at a longer distance. Anyone any ideas?

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@/2ct!< HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Not Vegas, anymore :( Posts: 1,391 Rep Power: 0	diy are usually called cantennas cause you use a metal can to parabolically focus the signals. __________________

Jul 5, 2004, 10:20 PM	#2
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 0	buffalo do one. is that 1gig (100Mbps) or 1mbps connection. If it is a 1 gig then the wireless connection will be a bottleneck as it will only connect at 54Mbps (if its a 802.11g connection of course)

Jul 6, 2004, 07:00 AM	Thread Starter #3
El Kapitano Most of the 7 dwarfs in 1 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rochdale, Lancashire Posts: 947 Rep Power: 0	Sorry, yes its 1 meg not one gig.

Jul 6, 2004, 08:41 AM	#4
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 0	hehe, I thought 1gig was a bit large, I was going to have to get out my jelousy cannon and blast you with it But yeah the buffalo should be fine. I just recently started using one of their routers and I'm really pleased with it, excelent stuff imo.

Jul 7, 2004, 12:24 PM	Thread Starter #5
El Kapitano Most of the 7 dwarfs in 1 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rochdale, Lancashire Posts: 947 Rep Power: 0	It's 160 plus quid!!! for the aerial alone - bloody hell! do you reckon a pie dish and parker pen'll do the same job?

Jul 7, 2004, 01:23 PM	Thread Starter #7
El Kapitano Most of the 7 dwarfs in 1 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rochdale, Lancashire Posts: 947 Rep Power: 0	DIY 2.4 Ghz antennae, now this I've gotta look at. Thanks dj