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cpbinder · 12-07-03, 08:49 AM

Ok...so I have a little dilemma.

I want to persuade the resident tech at my school to help me install a high-gain 802.11b antenna on the roof. (PVC Pipe with an apple airport on top, I believe. Please correct me if I'm wrong) If I placed it smack dab in the middle of the roof of the school, can I get transmissions from it up to 300 feet away downstairs, inside the building? Or should I install a $40 router inside the building and set it on 1 MBPS? Basically I want to be able to check and send e-mail, message my buddies, and surf the net. Can I get just a run of the mill wireless CF card and get this kind of range?

My high school is made out of brick and the walls are 4 inches thick and the floors are about a foot thick. Can a router transmit through that?

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cpbinder Aximsite Prospect Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: East Central Missouri Posts: 16 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Router to Wired School Network Ok...so I have a little dilemma. I want to persuade the resident tech at my school to help me install a high-gain 802.11b antenna on the roof. (PVC Pipe with an apple airport on top, I believe. Please correct me if I'm wrong) If I placed it smack dab in the middle of the roof of the school, can I get transmissions from it up to 300 feet away downstairs, inside the building? Or should I install a $40 router inside the building and set it on 1 MBPS? Basically I want to be able to check and send e-mail, message my buddies, and surf the net. Can I get just a run of the mill wireless CF card and get this kind of range? My high school is made out of brick and the walls are 4 inches thick and the floors are about a foot thick. Can a router transmit through that?