So now I've read a bunch more about how to configure all of these
boxes. (Almost entirely from John Navas' Wiki. Thank you John.) And
I've been looking for a good deal on another WET11 (or a WRT54G that I
can convert to a wireless bridge with 3rd party firmware).

But it has me thinking. Is this the best way to go? So far, we've
identifed 5 seperate devices to get this working. (Sure seems like a
lot!) It's probably "best" in the sense that I already own 4 of the 5
devices, and am working with a tight budget.

But is this the *most common* setup for something like this? Suppose I
were willing to buy other equipment (likely off-the-shelf, used
equipment), and wanted to continue with a double-radio setup at the
repeater site, what would another -- perhaps more conventional -- setup
look like?

Thanks