All,
I stumbled upon this site while looking for an answer to this very question...while I haven't found the answer quite yet, I have learned quite a bit and really appreciate all of the work you all put into the site!
(I will be referencing the diagram posted here: http://bit.ly/9OSpqQ )
We have a freestanding office that sits across a narrow driveway from our house. We just signed up for ATT U-Verse in los angeles, and a high speed line was just installed into the office. The office has a wired backbone regulated by a router that sits next to the modem (point 1). Currently, the internet in the office is working very well.
The house has a wired backbone as well. Previously, we had an independent DSL line for the house with a router in a closet at the front door. This switch connected the ~dozen ethernet jacks throughout the house, several of which have had wireless-G access points (old linksys wrt54g x2). In the interest of saving an internet bill, we have disconnected this line and now would like to have the house connected to the office's internet.
My question is this: What is the best way to get the house on the internet? That is, how can I connect point 1 to point 2?
-Wired: I am not sure how I can wire it outdoors without it being an eyesore
-Wireless: Could sufficient bandwidth be maintained in the house if all connections depend on a wireless bridge? What about laptops in the house...if they connect to APs in the house (points 3), they would then have two wireless connections between them and the ISP...is that an issue?
Any suggestions on methods or even types/models of hardware would be *greatly* appreciated. If anyone needs clarification, please do not hesitate to ask! Thank you!!
Bryan
I stumbled upon this site while looking for an answer to this very question...while I haven't found the answer quite yet, I have learned quite a bit and really appreciate all of the work you all put into the site!
(I will be referencing the diagram posted here: http://bit.ly/9OSpqQ )
We have a freestanding office that sits across a narrow driveway from our house. We just signed up for ATT U-Verse in los angeles, and a high speed line was just installed into the office. The office has a wired backbone regulated by a router that sits next to the modem (point 1). Currently, the internet in the office is working very well.
The house has a wired backbone as well. Previously, we had an independent DSL line for the house with a router in a closet at the front door. This switch connected the ~dozen ethernet jacks throughout the house, several of which have had wireless-G access points (old linksys wrt54g x2). In the interest of saving an internet bill, we have disconnected this line and now would like to have the house connected to the office's internet.
My question is this: What is the best way to get the house on the internet? That is, how can I connect point 1 to point 2?
-Wired: I am not sure how I can wire it outdoors without it being an eyesore
-Wireless: Could sufficient bandwidth be maintained in the house if all connections depend on a wireless bridge? What about laptops in the house...if they connect to APs in the house (points 3), they would then have two wireless connections between them and the ISP...is that an issue?
Any suggestions on methods or even types/models of hardware would be *greatly* appreciated. If anyone needs clarification, please do not hesitate to ask! Thank you!!
Bryan