Connecting to campus WiFi from long range

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by squishy crayons, Aug 31, 2009.

  1. squishy crayons

    squishy crayons Private E-2

    I live right off of my university's campus:
    http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/2456/32570019.jpg

    The blue is the range that the WiFi will work in. It'd be great if I could connect to the uni's WiFi and have access to my files and such.

    I'm planning to build a WiFi antenna or Wokfi like this:
    http://www.usbwifi.orconhosting.net.nz/

    using these:
    http://www.amazon.com/Joyce-Chen-Inc...1572265&sr=1-4
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833180017

    First of all will this work?

    Second question. If I have a desktop, laptop, Xbox, and iPhone how do get the above connection to work will all of them?

    Thanks
     
  2. satrow

    satrow Major Geek Extraordinaire

    Hmm, you need good line of sight, probably a wireless router (to connect your machines and the antenna) and a good antenna, read this article, it may fill in some of the gaps for you.
     
  3. squishy crayons

    squishy crayons Private E-2

    Thanks for the response.

    I don't want to build a radio WiFi antenna. That's too complicated. I want to build a WokFi as seen in this link
    http://www.usbwifi.orconhosting.net.nz/

    It's a lot easier to make.

    A simplified question: How do I let four different devices share a single USB WiFi adapter?
     
  4. satrow

    satrow Major Geek Extraordinaire

    Ok, your choice :)


    Simplified answer: you can't.

    That's why I suggested the router and antenna option.
     

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