[Hidden-tech] Sharing wifi between apartments

[Kiernan G-S]

Scott,

This is definitely doable, it greatly depends on the size of the apartments
and how far apart they are.  You would want a slightly higher end router
that has a high broadcast range (Wireless N, high gain antenna maybe).    I
generally recommend Buffalo routers because they are a good price and come
with a solid 2 year warranty.  Linksys/Cisco is also good.

The wireless signal would be broadcast from one apartment and anyone nearby
could pick it up. Setup an encryption/security key and give it out to the
people sharing and then you can all just connect to the wifi.  Most/all
laptops have built in Wifi, for the desktops you would probably need to buy
USB  wireless cards.

Good luck,
~Kiernan

Head Technician - Green Earth Computers
www.greenearthcomputers.us
greenearthcomputer at gmail.com
413-282-TECH


On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Scott Reed <sreed at avacoda.com> wrote:

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> A friend asked me for advice about using wifi to share an internet
> connection among a group of apartment dwellers. Does anyone have
> experience or advice? Is it possible without wires except in the unit
> with the internet service? What kind of equipment is required?
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