> kjbann@verizon.net wrote:
>> I would like to create a bridge between our house and a recreational
>> cabin we have on the farm in order to have internet service at the
>> cabin. I presently have a D-Link Di624 wireless router connected to
>> the satellite modem. This is situated about 5 feet from a window
>> which has clear line of site to a cabin window 850 feet away. All I
>> need in the cabin is wireless internet. I presently have computers
>> and printer connected to the DI624 and a wireless notebook.
>>
>> I am considering a WAP54G at each end of the bridge with (2) Ez12
>> 12dB antennas from www.freeantennas.com on each.
>>
>> 1. Is there a better approach?
>> 2. Assuming the Ez12's will block the signal in the cabin, what is
>> the best remedy for this?
>> 3. Are the rubber duckies good enough or will it require the 7dB high
>> gain antennas?
>> 4. What about signal conflicts between the DI624 and WAP54G in the
>> house?
>>
>> I am basically looking for experienced help in designing the best (ie
>> most economical) system to add the internet access at the cabin.
>> Retaining the DI624 is not a must. I do need to retain the wired
>> network and wireless access in the house.
>>
>> The satellite modem has to have ip address 192.168.0.1
>> The WAP's will be sitting at the windows.
>>
>> I've researched the group and learned a lot, but I'd appreciate a
>> little expert help.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Ken
>>

Depends.. How do you have power to the cabin? At my place in North Idaho, I
had the sat/wireless/wired in the house, and wanted wireless back at the
outbuilding (about 1000 ft from the main house), however, we had power from
the house to the outbuilding, and found powerline networking to be much more
reliable (winter precipitation, summer growth from the bushes/trees)..

Netgear makes two types of devices, one is a powerline bridge for wired
stuff, and the other is a bridge to a remote AP (plug on in inside, the
other in the outbuilding).. See the info at
http://www.netgear.com/Products/Powe...g.aspx?for=All usually
around $99-$130 for both parts... (that's for the 54Mbps devices, same speed
as wireless).. While they do make 200 Mbps devices, those are for Gigabit
ethernet, Not the usual 100 Mbps stuff in most homes

If you have a wap/router in the house, just use a cat5(or cat 6) cable to go
from the router part, to the input of one of the powerline devices, second
part plugs in and either has a wired connection/or a wireless ap (comes as
ssid NETGEAR)