On 15 Nov 2006 13:06:56 -0800, "getwilde" <getwilde@gmail.com> wrote in
<1163624816.570449.59730@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups. com>:

>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?

For what you are trying to do, these 5 boxes are the conventional, most
common, most correct setup.

+--------+ +--------+
| Wi-Fi +--+ Wi-Fi |
.....+ Bridge | | AP +....
: +--------+ +--------+ :
: :
: :
: :
+-----------+----+ +---+----+ +--------+
| DSL : Wi-Fi | | Wi-Fi +--+ Wi-Fi |
| Modem : AP | | Bridge | | Router +...
+----------------+ +--------+ +--------+

But for the distance, which will require directional high-gain antennas,
you could use WDS repeater mode, thereby replacing each pair of devices
with a single device.

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