colinwj
@comcast.net
| reply to davidg
Re: [cable] Outdoor Cable modem???
Yes - I have used their service before. We connected the antenna directly to a Surboard 5120. The reason we have to move the antenna far away is from the tree line. The neighbors house has some huge trees that have grown between us and the tower.
I suppose since nobody knows of an outdoor modem I will get the enclosure and see how it works. |
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davidg
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join:2002-06-15
Greenville, MS
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| what exactly are you using for the antenna? as far as i can tell the 5120 does NOT have built in wireless so you must be using some type of wireless acces point/extender. why not get a different antenna or get a 900 mhz wireless link and leve thigns where they are. 900 will penetrate thru the trees that 2.4 won't.
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Cthen
join:2004-08-01
Ypsilanti, MI
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July 20th, @03:08AM
| said by davidg  :what exactly are you using for the antenna? as far as i can tell the 5120 does NOT have built in wireless so you must be using some type of wireless acces point/extender. That's what I was thinking and don't see the need for an outdoor modem or weather box. What you really need here is an long Cat5 cable between your modem and access point. The modem can stay inside and still connect to your outdoor equipment. 
Edit: I reread this part... quote:
We have fixed point wireless, which is an antenna connected to a cable modem, but the only spot the antenna will get an acceptable signal is far away from the house. About 300ft.
Correction, you will need Cat6 cable for that long of a run. |
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rfnut
Premium
join:2002-04-27
Fisher, IL | reply to davidg
I'll second the NEMA enclosure and a light bulb. I have done this many times with wireless equipment in unheated barns. |
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colinwj
@comcast.net
| The antenna is supplied by the ISP. They have a licensed 700Mhz frequency, and they can only run approx 100ft of cable from the antenna to the modem. This is why the modem must be outside. From there I am either going to use two Cisco 1310 outdoor bridges or a very long Cat6 cable. The only other option is to use a signal booster halfway and leave the modem indoors. I'm not sure if this would work well, so I would feel more comfortable with the previous ideas. |
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Jahntassa
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join:2006-04-14
Conway, SC
| Okay, I suppose i'm confused. What's acting as the exciter / transmitter? Certainly not the modem itself.
You should be able to do any length of cable between the modem and the actual transmitter (thereby making the distance between antenna and transmitter moot). Or are these cable modems that have built-in transmitters on that 700MHz band? |
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