Clueless1977
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I live across the street from my brother and want to share the internet. The Wi-Fi connection is, as to be expected, very weak. How can I improve the situation?
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Sharing WiFi internet across the street
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There's more than a few options. What you're allowed to change @ your brother's place, and how much DIY-ing you want to do will be the biggest deciding factors (besides cost).
Easy, Simple, and Cheap option, low DIY, no changes needed @ Bro's place:
A wifi access point(bridge) or wifi card that has antenna connections, and unidirectional antennas pointed @ your bro's place.
Simple/Easy, no DIY, need Bro's cooperation:
Get a paired set of long range wifi bridges. Preferably with directional antennas.
What band(s) are being used will affect signal quality and strength too:
The 2.4Ghz bands tolerates physical interference far better than 5Ghz bands, *but* many neighborhoods may have the 2.4Ghz band fully saturated or have other sources of 2.4~2.45Ghz interference
(Inverter microwave ovens like to crash/interfere with 2.4Ghz wifi, for instance)
Easy, Simple, and Cheap option, low DIY, no changes needed @ Bro's place:
A wifi access point(bridge) or wifi card that has antenna connections, and unidirectional antennas pointed @ your bro's place.
Simple/Easy, no DIY, need Bro's cooperation:
Get a paired set of long range wifi bridges. Preferably with directional antennas.
What band(s) are being used will affect signal quality and strength too:
The 2.4Ghz bands tolerates physical interference far better than 5Ghz bands, *but* many neighborhoods may have the 2.4Ghz band fully saturated or have other sources of 2.4~2.45Ghz interference
(Inverter microwave ovens like to crash/interfere with 2.4Ghz wifi, for instance)
I had good luck using these airMAX NanoStation 5AC Loco - Ubiquiti Store United States I have around 5 years of uptime bridging two buildings. It does require some networking experience, but they work great.