Dark06 Posted November 30, 2007 CID Share Posted November 30, 2007 its been a while since i have been here im in college now getting a major in computer science and been really buisy but next week i will b off for a whole month so my question Does any1 know how to attach a router to sattalite to increased its range? i know this can be done we did this at my old high school 2 years ago and had it run it for about 3 weeks before it was taken down i have gotten a hold of a satellite dish and would like to do this expirement the problem is that i was not the one that was involve in building it in my old high school i was only in charge of testing it so my question to you guys is does any1 know where i could find instruction on how to attach a small satalitte dish to a wireless routers antennas? Has any1 else done it? i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted December 2, 2007 Author CID Share Posted December 2, 2007 bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fattymcbluff Posted December 2, 2007 CID Share Posted December 2, 2007 http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpa Posted December 2, 2007 CID Share Posted December 2, 2007 http://www.cs.cornell.edu/w8/%7Eeckstrom/802.11a/primestar/ http://www.wallawalla.edu/frohro/Airport/Primestar/Primestar.html http://www.saunalahti.fi/elepal/antenna2.html Try these for knowledge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiedogsplatr Posted December 2, 2007 CID Share Posted December 2, 2007 This is not for a satelite dish but to increase range if you are trying to boost your signal to an access point. It is designed so that you can spread your signal over a vast are instead of a small one. Some of theses types of setups are able to reach 5 miles or so. What kind of internet are you using and who is your isp with that info i know i can direct you in the rite direction. Are you trying to boost signal throughout your house or throughout your town? What kind of router will you be using? http://www.mavromatic.com/archives/000451 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted December 3, 2007 Author CID Share Posted December 3, 2007 i have sbc but my neighbor (4 houses down )which is the last house in our neighborhood apparently has access to fiber optic network so we want to share that speed with a few ppl on the same street maybe 1/5 of a mile at most 1/3 of a mile as for the router we would use im not exactly sure we are only getting the drawing board set up lol but we would like to do it with a satalitte or some tinkering just 4 the heck of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpa Posted December 3, 2007 CID Share Posted December 3, 2007 The main rule to remember is a clear line of sight. No leaves or anything as it will have an effect on the signal. I have done 400+ feet across a busy road using a 30 degree 7db gain antenna and on the remote PC could barely tell a speed drop. Also you will need to match the antenna gain at each end. http://www.wirelessnetworkproducts.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=564 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted December 3, 2007 Author CID Share Posted December 3, 2007 This one seems preaty eassy this may be the route i go http://www.cs.cornell.edu/w8/%7Eeckstrom/802.11a/primestar/ the school one i witness was similar to this one http://www.wallawalla.edu/frohro/Airport/Primestar/Primestar.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted December 5, 2007 CID Share Posted December 5, 2007 i have sbc but my neighbor (4 houses down )which is the last house in our neighborhood apparently has access to fiber optic network so we want to share that speed with a few ppl on the same street maybe 1/5 of a mile at most 1/3 of a mile as for the router we would use im not exactly sure we are only getting the drawing board set up lol but we would like to do it with a satalitte or some tinkering just 4 the heck of it Isn't illeage to share a connection like that??? When i signed up with my isp it was in big letter saying that i may not share this connection outside of my residence?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpa Posted December 5, 2007 CID Share Posted December 5, 2007 Isn't illeage to share a connection like that??? When i signed up with my isp it was in big letter saying that i may not share this connection outside of my residence?? I think if you start a new topic with that we can cover that but I believe the question here is Does any1 know how to attach a router to sattalite to increased its range? so my question to you guys is does any1 know where i could find instruction on how to attach a small satalitte dish to a wireless routers antennas? Has any1 else done it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted December 5, 2007 Author CID Share Posted December 5, 2007 ok so i kind of have gotten a few ideas on how to do now my question is has any1 her actually done it and with what results? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted December 5, 2007 Author CID Share Posted December 5, 2007 Isn't illeage to share a connection like that??? When i signed up with my isp it was in big letter saying that i may not share this connection outside of my residence?? It might be but whos gonna notice 4 or 5 more comps on? its got plenty of bandwidth 4 it we are gonna mac address it so no1 else can get on but us 4 or 5 some ppl have way more comps than that in their houses i got 3 comps but 6 wifi eneble devices so yeah besides we all have internet we want to host a big wireless lan party if thats possible thats really the goal just to mess around with what we have found and have fun doing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted December 5, 2007 CID Share Posted December 5, 2007 It might be but whos gonna notice 4 or 5 more comps on? its got plenty of bandwidth 4 it we are gonna mac address it so no1 else can get on but us 4 or 5 some ppl have way more comps than that in their houses i got 3 comps but 6 wifi eneble devices so yeah besides we all have internet we want to host a big wireless lan party if thats possible thats really the goal just to mess around with what we have found and have fun doing it That would be cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpa Posted December 5, 2007 CID Share Posted December 5, 2007 ok so i kind of have gotten a few ideas on how to do now my question is has any1 her actually done it and with what results? These guys have http://www.unwiredadventures.com/unwire/2005/12/defcon_wifi_sho.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted December 10, 2007 Author CID Share Posted December 10, 2007 These guys have http://www.unwiredadventures.com/unwire/2005/12/defcon_wifi_sho.html wel im not looking for that kind of range but i got to admit that kind of sweet I got plenty of ideas now all i need is the money i'll let u guys know what happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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