Using wireless to get a fast connection where none exists

[Jonathan Hutchins]

On Friday, January 23, 2004 02:01 pm, Becker, Rob wrote:

> I have been trying to figure out how to get better than dial up access
> to a location that has no DSL or cable available.  The location is
> fairly high and probably has line of sight to areas that have DSL
> available.  Is line of sight absolutely required to get a wireless
> connection from one point to another?  I'm curious as to whether we
> could get a connection using better antenna's etc from a site with DSL
> to one without.  Does anyone have any experience with this?  What kind
> of range can you get with Yagi antennas and the like?  What kind of
> conditions are required for them to work?  Will a radio signal die off
> if it hits trees, or just be weakened?  Any help appreciated.
 
Check out www.kcwireless.net.  There are some good tools to calculate the path 
between two points, and links to info on building nodes.