In reply to a post by thesimo:

I’d ideally have optical between the main switch and that, as the network/power would be fed via an outbuilding.

Definitely a good idea. Netgear GS110TP is a great device for this (SFP + 802.3af PoE). It's a very decent "Smart Managed Pro" switch with web, telnet CLI and SNMP, and of course SFP ports for the fibre.

Avoid the "Smart Managed Plus" switches - web only and no SNMP.

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In reply to a post by thesimo:

no foliage, just the potential for a house roof to just peek up into view and break the line of sight. I'd need to get right up onto the roof and shine a laser from one to the other at night or something.

The destination is a standalone house so there is scope there to put a mast of some sort up to peek into view if that's even possible.

If there’s a chimney its a great place to get height and a stable mounting, that is if your relatives don’t mind a small 30cm dish on one side.

This is the MT kit I’ve used on a ~800m link:
https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/products/33239-mikrot...

I used a 6m length of alloy scaffold tube as the mount, as we were mounting in a field and secured it to some post and rail fencing. At the other end more scaff. tube, but arranged over an existing concrete pad, expansion bolted into brackets, arranged in a tripod arrangement. Terrain is undulating but the poles give enough height for a clear view.

Just need to run Cat5e or similar back from each dish, either to a PoE enabled switch port or via a PoE injector.

I use a pair of these for my parents who live out in the countryside in Ireland - got a FTTP connection ordered to the nearest house to them that can get it and then a 1.2KM link with these which is solid - full gigabit throughput and been running without fail since March last year.

Really nice work. I bet your parents appreciate your efforts 👍

For the benefit of the OP, did you do anything particular for line of sight checks or dish alignment? Personally I just eyeballed it from one to the other then used the dish alignment LEDs and the link was solid, but your link distance is much greater again.

Edited by Pheasant (Tue 15-Jun-21 09:40:56)

In reply to a post by bkehoe:

In reply to a post by Pheasant:

In reply to a post by thesimo:

no foliage, just the potential for a house roof to just peek up into view and break the line of sight. I'd need to get right up onto the roof and shine a laser from one to the other at night or something.

The destination is a standalone house so there is scope there to put a mast of some sort up to peek into view if that's even possible.

If there’s a chimney its a great place to get height and a stable mounting, that is if your relatives don’t mind a small 30cm dish on one side.

This is the MT kit I’ve used on a ~800m link:
https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/products/33239-mikrot...

I used a 6m length of alloy scaffold tube as the mount, as we were mounting in a field and secured it to some post and rail fencing. At the other end more scaff. tube, but arranged over an existing concrete pad, expansion bolted into brackets, arranged in a tripod arrangement. Terrain is undulating but the poles give enough height for a clear view.

Just need to run Cat5e or similar back from each dish, either to a PoE enabled switch port or via a PoE injector.

I use a pair of these for my parents who live out in the countryside in Ireland - got a FTTP connection ordered to the nearest house to them that can get it and then a 1.2KM link with these which is solid - full gigabit throughput and been running without fail since March last year.

These look very competitively priced! I’ve heard a lot of nice things about this company regarding their switches with 10g support.

MikroTik provide some of the best bang for the buck in the industry. These dish kits really require minimal configuration.

Once you get into their routers they can do many of the things possible with Cisco and Juniper and they like and have enterprise level features and performance, but the learning curve can be a little steep for the uninitiated if you venture off the beaten track.