Wireless distance, setting up WDS

[Corey Edwards]

On Fri, 2007-05-25 at 14:35 -0600, Nicholas Leippe wrote:
> I'm sure you can buy yagi antennas specifically designed for 802.11 that can 
> get you even further. I vaguely recall seeing some articles claiming 802.11 
> links spanning over 1 mile.

Using the right equipment you can get 10 miles easily. My company is a
wireless ISP and we use some 802.11 equipment. Those radios don't report
actual distances so I can only estimate, but 10-15 miles is definitely
possible. The problems with using 802.11 is that so many people have
2.4GHz equipment now that interference is at every corner.

A company in Idaho Falls shot a 2.3mbps (actual speed) signal 137.2
miles. It wasn't 802.11, but was using 2.4GHz between two mountain tops.

http://news.com.com/New+wireless+record+claimed/2100-7351_3-5835374.html

Corey