Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Armoured network cable supplier?

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Author: Tim
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Armoured network cable supplier?
On Tuesday 04 August 2009 12:24:31 Chris Dennis wrote:
> Victor Churchill wrote:
> > I have done DIY installations of outside cables in the past by laying
> > PVC water pipes in a trench and then threading the cable though those.
> > You can either bend the pipe or make joints for changes of direction
> > depending on how sharp they are. Not quite what you are after, but a
> > possible alternative.
>
> Thanks for the replies. I did the cable-in-a-pipe thing once in the
> past, but I wasn't convinced that the result would last, and it involved
> a lot of hassle getting the wires down the pipe.
>
> Maybe I'll reconsider wifi solutions.
>
> cheers
>
> Chris
>
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> Chris Dennis                                  cgdennis@???
> Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK


If you go the Wifi route and are looking for a decent Attennae, then I can
recommend these

http://www.wifi-antennas.co.uk/index.php?target=products&product_id=1

I have a couple of these at work and they operate over a 150mtr gap without a
problem. You can hook them up to a access point of your choosing, I used the
one Allendale offered.

Tim