wifi 450-500 feet, almost line of sight, anyone done this?

ted leslie tleslie-RBVUpeUoHUc at public.gmane.org
Fri Aug 14 21:39:04 UTC 2009


i have a need to use wifi 450-500 feet away from the base station,
and the point 500' away is almost line of site, just a few bushes in between.
i googled and saw some units claiming as much as 600'
but others , in practice, not getting that much.
Anyone done 500' confirmed? doesn't matter if its 'g' or 'n' or whatever,
i just need basic solid connection, not blazing speed.
as a last resort i know i can get a repeater and put it in the middle,
but thats messy (i.e. leaving a repeater, hooked to battery, outside).
i also saw a "dish" wifi, that is supposed to double range,
but thats sounds fishy, 
i have often wondered about these range boosters,
given, you have to get the signal back to the unit from the pc,
so I find these booster hard to believe.

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