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Hi Everyone,
I wondered if anyone could help me with the problem I'm having?
I have the Hughes Net Sat internet connection (live in the country). I have the 7000S modem from Hughes Net connected via Dlink router for my house. I purchased a USB +24 dbi Yagi Antenna in order for my niece, (who lives a block from me) to bounce off my Hughes Net Server. Both of us have xp laptops. How do we make this thing work (in detail) because we have "monkeyed" with this thing for 2 days and still can't get it to work. I've also purchased a Linsksy router for her pc as well. Ideally, we would like for her pc to pick up my signal via the Linksky router and get better signal strength via the Yagi Antenna.
Any help???
Thanks much........elaine
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Answers:
1. Less than 1/4 mile
2. Can see her house
3. Yes, she can connect in my home
4. Yes, it will reach a signal, but very, very low strength, like 12%
We have the antenna at her house pointing toward my house. Still cannot connect from her house.
Oh gee, didn't finish answering all your questions! Yes, the connection cable on the end of the Yagi antenna is a USB connection which is supposed to plug into her laptop, but she doesn't want to be tied to one spot trying to use her pc, ie, reason for trying the Linksky router in her home.
Are you saying she gets 12% from her home without the antenna?
Does this stay the same when she plugs up the antenna?
RSINFO is correct to be wireless at her home and use the Antenna she would need to connect it to the Router. Problem is I know of no router that will accept a USB antenna.
If she has 12% signal to the Laptops internal antenna (which are not all that great) then I think a good Router with extended range or dual antennas (on the router) would likely solve your problem.
Well, we only get the 12% with the USB antenna connected into her pc.(Same as without the antenna) But, when we plug the Linsky only in, it shows a signal strength of 82%, yet we still cannot connect to the internet.
What you need is a pair of high gain RF antenna may be dish antenna depending on your topology.
Next you need 2 wifi routers. Search around & see if they have those new ones which claim to work up to 200 mtrs. in the open. The wifi router must have a detachable antenna so that you can detach the inbuilt antenna & use your high gain antenna. Set these things at both the ends, at maximum possible height and clear of all obstructions [wall, ceilings, doors etc.]
At your end, connect cable from your router into LAN port of the wifi router.
At the other end, connect the computer to the LAN port through a cable.
Thats the theory.
You would have to configure both the wifi routers at either end for security & DHCP.
Well, we only get the 12% with the USB antenna connected into her pc.(Same as without the antenna) But, when we plug the Linsky only in, it shows a signal strength of 82%, yet we still cannot connect to the internet.
Does any of this make sense????
Sorry elaine, but you are not making any sense to me.
What is this Linksys ? Is it a wifi router? Where is it installed ? At your place or your niece's ?
Forget about the USB antenna & return it if you can.
Linksky Router is installed at her house into her pc. I suppose it is wifi.
It is a wifi.
The problem is that the Linksys is not getting internet signals from your house. If we can somehow connect the Linksys to your house, everything would be fine.
