Phandalyon
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Here is the layout that I have right now for a place I help out on occasion.
Building 3 is where the internet connection comes in.
The red lines show wired connections
The blue lines show wireless
The blue circles are antannas
The green are streets
(Its a car dealership just in case anyone needs to know)
Anyway, the way it is hooked up right now is iffy at best. The antenna on the roof of building 3 is a Cisco wireless B router powered by PoE and stuck under a tupperware dish (I didn't do it).
What I would like to do is make the wireless system so it is right.
There is no undergroud conduit going to building 1 from building 2 or 3, so it has to be wireless. The same is true for buildings 5 and 6. The other problem is that large trucks frequently park between 5 and 6 to unload cars and this kills the wireless signal. You can't sell cars or work on them without access to the internet or network anymore.
There are large eaves all around building 4. I am thinking about placing a directional antenna there so that buildings 5 and 6 can make a shorter wireless run to it. And I am also thinking about running a shorter connection from building 1 to 2 when building 2 is finished (it is still under construction) since building 2 is connected to 3 by conduit and they are connecting it. Building 3 and 4 are connected by fiber and buildings 2 and 3 will be when construction is finished. I do not have the option to tear up the ground for this, but I need reliability. Are there any other options that I am not seeing? WHat is the best way to get a solid and reliable wireless signal for this? (I am pretty sure the answer is not a router on a stick with a tupperware dish over it)
I have done a lot of small scale wireless, but this is the first I have done with larger scale wireless applications. I want it to be done right and not slapped together. What hardware would work best for this. Price is a consideration, but not all that important. I can get pictures if they are needed. Building 6 does not have line of sight with the current tupperware setup because of a hill.
So to sum up:
This map shows the sucky situation I have to deal with
What hardware is good for long range reliability of wireless signals?
Right now the wireless system they have is flaky at best. The signal in building 5 is recieved from building 3 by a Cisco bridge and then outputs to another Linksys wireless G router to connect to building 6. I need a better solution.
I hope this made sense. I will refine it later if it did not.
Building 3 is where the internet connection comes in.
The red lines show wired connections
The blue lines show wireless
The blue circles are antannas
The green are streets
(Its a car dealership just in case anyone needs to know)
Anyway, the way it is hooked up right now is iffy at best. The antenna on the roof of building 3 is a Cisco wireless B router powered by PoE and stuck under a tupperware dish (I didn't do it).
What I would like to do is make the wireless system so it is right.
There is no undergroud conduit going to building 1 from building 2 or 3, so it has to be wireless. The same is true for buildings 5 and 6. The other problem is that large trucks frequently park between 5 and 6 to unload cars and this kills the wireless signal. You can't sell cars or work on them without access to the internet or network anymore.
There are large eaves all around building 4. I am thinking about placing a directional antenna there so that buildings 5 and 6 can make a shorter wireless run to it. And I am also thinking about running a shorter connection from building 1 to 2 when building 2 is finished (it is still under construction) since building 2 is connected to 3 by conduit and they are connecting it. Building 3 and 4 are connected by fiber and buildings 2 and 3 will be when construction is finished. I do not have the option to tear up the ground for this, but I need reliability. Are there any other options that I am not seeing? WHat is the best way to get a solid and reliable wireless signal for this? (I am pretty sure the answer is not a router on a stick with a tupperware dish over it)
I have done a lot of small scale wireless, but this is the first I have done with larger scale wireless applications. I want it to be done right and not slapped together. What hardware would work best for this. Price is a consideration, but not all that important. I can get pictures if they are needed. Building 6 does not have line of sight with the current tupperware setup because of a hill.
So to sum up:
This map shows the sucky situation I have to deal with
What hardware is good for long range reliability of wireless signals?
Right now the wireless system they have is flaky at best. The signal in building 5 is recieved from building 3 by a Cisco bridge and then outputs to another Linksys wireless G router to connect to building 6. I need a better solution.
I hope this made sense. I will refine it later if it did not.