
is it possible to connect two of same wireless routers by coax instead of antennas need about 350 meters?
Distance between Linksys wrt45g routers is large, with huge barn between so wireless not very feasable option. Would like to share my DSL connection with our guest house but have not found a good way of connecting. Had thought of connecting antenna terminals directly using low loss coaxial cable...? any thoughts? This would be great if possible and would be a bit cheaper than some of the alternatives I have had suggested.
Have thought of antennas outdoors, unfortunately I am in an area VERY prone to lightening strikes and fear the good health of my equipment.
We've got three systems engineers over here discussing your issue on a slow day. We've argued a bit, but reached a consensus:
1. A 350 meter run is far too long for Cat5e ethernet. Not an option.
2. Cat6 would give a more reliable signal, but you're still beyond the specs. At best, you'd get an intermittent, unreliable signal. Poor option.
3. The limits of coax are typically rated at 200 meters, though some say you can push that to 300. Even so, our cable expert here says it's a no-go. I hate to agree with him, but I do.
4. The classic suggestion is to go with fibre. (Which I assume you are trying to avoid due to cost). For that distance, it wouldn't even have to be a professional fibre job. You could probably cut it yourself and get a great signal. But, you've got the "bury the cable in PVC pipe" issue, just as you would with any cable solution.
5. My suggestion would be to use a wireless "signal extender" or wireless access point (WAP) in your barn. You could run ethernet to the barn from either direction (if its under 100 meters), hardwiring the WAP. Out in the country you shouldn't have a lot of interference. You might be able to make the 100-meter plus hop, or ethernet wire out to a second WAP from the other direction too. It would cost less than fibre, a lot less installation headaches, and if it worked, it would be more reliable than an "iffy" coax solution.
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