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In order to get a connection between my house and my neighbours house some hardware had to be found that was capable of sending computer signals over a long distance. Fortunately there are several suppliers of suitable hardware. These units are most easily described as boosters, but in fact each one contains similar hardware to that found in your typical broadband modem. One of the units “pretends” to be the exchange, and send the ADSL signals down the cable to the other end. The unit at the other end acts like a broadband modem and decodes those signals.
There are Ethernet routers available which use just 2 wires and others which use four. The four wire type gives a higher speed and if one pair of wires fails, it will continue to operate on the other pair. The units I chose are made by NexComm systems which are available in the UK through Saratota Ltd. Costs start at about £150 each for 2 wire modems, and roughly double that for 4 wire modems.
Suitably equipped with both hardware and cables, it was time to start the hard work of installing it all!
