Cerulean
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Greetings,
Short version:
Looking for a solution. Would it still be OK to use a CAT 5e cable, or would a repeater be required, or would we need to do something like use CAT 5e to coax adapters?
Would this work?
Only issue would be making sure the adapter unit that is 350 feet away outside doesn't exceed the 40 Celcius (104 F) temperatures, and also running clean voltage regulated power to it (which means additional $$$ for installation). Here in rural Missouri temperatures can reach 100 F during summer (in few cases even exceed them by a few degrees) and as low as -10 F during winter (but usually doesn't go below 0 F).
One of the few options we have if we go with Total highspeed (So far, this is the best possible option. it is unlimited, and gives a decent speed. All other ISPs are limited, cost more, and dont work as well.
Plus, we have already tested most of them.) Thing is, the antenna is not visible from our house. Two options: Cut down all trees in path, which may not work because of neighbors, or we could have it placed at the end of our driveway. Thing is, our driveway is roughly 350ft away from our house, and cat5 ethernet only travels about 300ft which even then is a bit sketchy. Any idea on how we could get etherent from point A to point B, over 350ft? Prefferably not fiber, which is quite expensive. we could use cat5 extenders, but all of this would have to be burried. Any radio type device worth using? Or how about the two adapters you had purchased that we have in our house that sends the internets through the power line? We could potentially (and may actually have to) run a power line out to there. Or do they not work for such distances? Also, (which may be hard/expensive/impossible) such a method that has low latency and minimal package loss?
thnx,
Short version:
- In the area where most of my family lives is an ISP called Total Highspeed that offers a microwave-based wireless hop from their station in town about 7 miles away to residents living in the rural country
- My parent's driveway is very long
- The only place the technician can install the microwave dish is 350 feet away from the house (exceeding the 100m specification of CAT 5e) at the end of the driveway
- The internet connection my parents will be receiving serves 128 KB/s down (1 Mbps) and something 32-48 KB/s up I think
Looking for a solution. Would it still be OK to use a CAT 5e cable, or would a repeater be required, or would we need to do something like use CAT 5e to coax adapters?
Would this work?
Only issue would be making sure the adapter unit that is 350 feet away outside doesn't exceed the 40 Celcius (104 F) temperatures, and also running clean voltage regulated power to it (which means additional $$$ for installation). Here in rural Missouri temperatures can reach 100 F during summer (in few cases even exceed them by a few degrees) and as low as -10 F during winter (but usually doesn't go below 0 F).
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