Re: Making Hotspot or Point to Point?

On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:24:33 -0500, dart451
<dart451.32zx4e@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> wrote in
<dart451.32zx4e@no-mx.wirelessforums.org>:

>Hi, Could someone tell me what I would need to make a point to point
>hotspot?

What do you mean by point to point hotspot?

>I have a wireless Linksys WRT54G router that I use to send a
>wireless internet connection to a second computer in my house. I would
>like to share my Internet connection with a person .6 miles away which I
>have a good "Line of Sight". I assume I would need a uni-directional
>antenna.

And/or at the other end.

>If this is true, how does one connect an antenna to a WRT54G
>or am I way off base? If I could send the signal, the person .6 miles
>away should be able to pick up the signal with their laptop which is
>wireless capable. I would think that a "pickup" antenna wouldn't be
>necessary. Any suggestions or help with this matter would be greatly
>appreciated. Thanks.

The high gain antenna can be on either end, better on both ends.
You can try a reflector on the WRT54G, but you'll probably need a better
antenna than that, and probably at both ends.

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