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I thought it was pretty interesting. It seems like you missed the point of the article, in fact it seems like the point was exactly the opposite. > The good ne
by kryptn 5y ago
I thought it was pretty interesting. It seems like you missed the point of the article, in fact it seems like the point was exactly the opposite.
> The good news is, with the right gear, you can connect your home to an outbuilding without either professional expertise or a ditch witch and a spool of burial-grade cable.
> Our goal in this exercise is not to geek out as hard as possible by mounting and aiming everything with millimeter precision. Instead, we're simply out to demonstrate that wirelessly connecting two buildings quickly, cheaply, and easily is possible for anyone. In fact, you can even enjoy more-than-acceptable results in the end.
> When you want to extend a network from one building to another, the best answer is almost always a cable—preferably a burial-grade cable, either Ethernet or fiber, laid in a conduit and buried several feet underground. But that's expensive. If all you need is good Internet access in a nearby pool house or barn, it's almost certainly overkill.
A low-effort, low-cost, low-commitment solution is sometimes all you need.