<gglave@softtracks.com> wrote in message
news:1169252276.845820.177130@38g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
> Hi there,
>
> I'm looking for a source for a waterproof enclosure so I can place a
> Linksys router outside, i.e. something like this:
> http://tinyurl.com/y7g7v6
>
> I tried Hyperlink Technologies ( http://www.hyperlinktech.com/ ) - The
> pic above is from their site. They seem to have a good range of
> products, but they're a wholesaler, so they sent me to their dealer,
> Sharper Concepts, ( www.sharperconcepts.net ). Sharper Concepts won't
> answer my pre-sale questions, so I need to find something else.
>
> In a nutshell, I'm looking for a waterproof enclosure in order to
> enclose a Linksys WRT54G wireless access point along with a Linksys
> power-over-ethernet adapter ( http://tinyurl.com/y68tf9 )
>
> The enclosure will be in the Pacific Northwest or North America
> (Vancouver Island) so lots of rain. Temperature range could go down as
> low as -10C in Winter and up to +25C in the summer.
>
> Any suggestions? I know I could build something, but I'd prefer to buy
> something as I'm short on time.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Cheers,
> Geoff Glave
> Vancouver, Canada

Hi,

I have an old 802.11b WAP outside in a little birdhouse near my house. I
put the WAP inside tupperware. The antenna sticks out of a hole in the lid
and also out the roof the birdhouse. I simply just epoxied the hell out of
the seam of the tupperware lid/base, hole in side of the base for power and
CAT5, and the along the antenna hole in the lid. Power (DC, spliced the
power adapter cord to run it longer) and CAT5 simply runs down a buried
trench and up through the hollowed pole. The power adapter is in a closed
in area (porch).

Later, after reading one of Jeff's posts, punched a couple small holes in
the base to allow it to breath against condensation.

Is this the best way to do it? Probably not! I just figured I'd run the
old thing until it died, but its coming up on year two of cooking...