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Looking for a way to share an internet connection – about 3000 feet away
LockedI am trying to find a (preferably wireless) solution to a small problem I have. I have recently moved into an old farmhouse near a friend, and I want to share a LAN connection from my home to his. The problem? There are several barns, a wooded area, and a little over 2000 feet between us. About 3,000 to 3,500 if you go around the woods and everything else. The only thing I can think of is A)fiber optic or B)wireless.
Is there a device or devices that will allow me to transmit a signal from one location to the other. I have used a can-tenna before for picking up a wireless signal, even used one rigged to one of those first smaller satellite dishes as a parabolic enhancer to some degree of success. Is there hardware that is designed to send & receive a signal like this, or am I stuck with fiber? I have no problem with line of sight, as we have several old telephone poles we can use to put up antennae.
And before you ask, we want to avoid VPN tunnels, as that will require separate internet connections. Out where we are, there is only one option for broadband; satellite @ $50+ per month. No cable, no DSL, hell dial up does not even work out there. We want to share the internet connection, and him having access to my file servers is a bonus.