I'm interested in bridging two office buildings together via a
wireless
bridge, that uses encryption other than WEP. Is there a point-to-
point
product that uses either WPA or proprietary encryption?
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:35:42 -0800 (PST), nordic mist <jeffeb@gmail.com>
wrote in
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>I'm interested in bridging two office buildings together via a
>wireless
>bridge, that uses encryption other than WEP. Is there a point-to-
>point
>product that uses either WPA or proprietary encryption?
WPA is what you should use, with a very strong passphrase.
I use and recommend Buffalo high-power devices.
You'll want a wireless access point at one end,
and a wireless Ethernet client bridge at the other.
You may need directional and/or outdoor antennas.
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"nordic mist" <jeffeb@gmail.com> wrote in message
> I'm interested in bridging two office buildings together via a
> wireless
> bridge, that uses encryption other than WEP. Is there a point-to-
> point
> product that uses either WPA or proprietary encryption?
Whats your budget? There are tons of options available. Like John said the
Buffalo stuff is good however it is not commercial grade.
Check out some of the stuff on http://www.wisp-router.com/wri/index.asp and
see if you can find something for your purpose.
I've used the EZ3+ from them and it works well if integrated radio antenna
is what you want. If you need more gain and like modular than you'll want
something like LiteStation 2 with a Grid antenna from them.
On Jan 14, 3:04 pm, John Navas <spamfilt...@navasgroup.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:35:42 -0800 (PST), nordic mist <jef...@gmail.com>
> wrote in
> <1c342f83-14c9-425d-82e9-b74631ce6...@d70g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>:
>
> >I'm interested in bridging two office buildings together via a
> >wireless
> >bridge, that uses encryption other than WEP. Is there a point-to-
> >point
> >product that uses either WPA or proprietary encryption?
>
> WPA is what you should use, with a very strong passphrase.
> I use and recommend Buffalo high-power devices.
> You'll want a wireless access point at one end,
> and a wireless Ethernet client bridge at the other.
> You may need directional and/or outdoor antennas.
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
> John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>
Only problem with Buffalo is that they are not for sale in US right
now. Next best choice? Linksys "L"? Senao? Belkin?
On Jan 14, 5:47 pm, "Adair Winter" <ada...@swbell.net> wrote:
> "nordic mist" <jef...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > I'm interested in bridging two office buildings together via a
> > wireless
> > bridge, that uses encryption other than WEP. Is there a point-to-
> > point
> > product that uses either WPA or proprietary encryption?
>
> Whats your budget? There are tons of options available. Like John said the
> Buffalo stuff is good however it is not commercial grade.
> Check out some of the stuff onhttp://www.wisp-router.com/wri/index.aspand
> see if you can find something for your purpose.
> I've used the EZ3+ from them and it works well if integrated radio antenna
> is what you want. If you need more gain and like modular than you'll want
> something like LiteStation 2 with a Grid antenna from them.
>
> Adair
I have to add that although Buffalo is not "commercial grade" I can't
see what it's missing, apart from a more flexible firmware, which DD-
WRT provides. Our Buffalo has certainly been rock solid in a year of
use (DD-WRT).
Might say that the Engenius/Senao is "commercial grade".
If I did want to buy a buffalo right now, I'd go to the DD-WRT shop
and buy one pre-flashed with DD-WRT from Europe (where they can still
sell them.
It will end up costing about the same as Engenious equivalent shipped,
but may be easier to set up and comes with bandwidth monitoring.
Then again, the Engenious EOC ...(?) has the all-in-one bridge/antenna/
weatherproof box. Buy two of them, and they are ready to go. For the
buffalo, I 'd get two Rootennas to install them in for an equivalent
solution.
Now that I look at them, those "EZ-3 plus" do look good! Any
experience with them? I can't tell if they will bridge without WDS.
So far, in DD-WRT I prefer to use a standard Bridge mode and not
WDS....
On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:48:18 -0800 (PST), seaweedsteve
<seaweedsteve@gmail.com> wrote in
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>On Jan 14, 3:04 pm, John Navas <spamfilt...@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:35:42 -0800 (PST), nordic mist <jef...@gmail.com>
>> wrote in
>> <1c342f83-14c9-425d-82e9-b74631ce6...@d70g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>:
>>
>> >I'm interested in bridging two office buildings together via a
>> >wireless
>> >bridge, that uses encryption other than WEP. Is there a point-to-
>> >point
>> >product that uses either WPA or proprietary encryption?
>>
>> WPA is what you should use, with a very strong passphrase.
>> I use and recommend Buffalo high-power devices.
>> You'll want a wireless access point at one end,
>> and a wireless Ethernet client bridge at the other.
>> You may need directional and/or outdoor antennas.
>Only problem with Buffalo is that they are not for sale in US right
>now. Next best choice? Linksys "L"? Senao? Belkin?
Belkin
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John Navas wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:48:18 -0800 (PST), seaweedsteve
> <seaweedsteve@gmail.com> wrote in
> <8cc2faf8-8207-490e-82f5-e7f7e7752426@e25g2000prg.googlegroups.com>:
>
>> On Jan 14, 3:04 pm, John Navas <spamfilt...@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>>> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:35:42 -0800 (PST), nordic mist <jef...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote in
>>> <1c342f83-14c9-425d-82e9-b74631ce6...@d70g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>:
>>>
>>>> I'm interested in bridging two office buildings together via a
>>>> wireless
>>>> bridge, that uses encryption other than WEP. Is there a point-to-
>>>> point
>>>> product that uses either WPA or proprietary encryption?
>>> WPA is what you should use, with a very strong passphrase.
>>> I use and recommend Buffalo high-power devices.
>>> You'll want a wireless access point at one end,
>>> and a wireless Ethernet client bridge at the other.
>>> You may need directional and/or outdoor antennas.
>
>> Only problem with Buffalo is that they are not for sale in US right
>> now. Next best choice? Linksys "L"? Senao? Belkin?
>
> Belkin
>
I wonder how many people made a claim against them. http://www.belkin.com/class%5Fnotice/classnotice.asp
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:04:44 GMT, John Navas
<spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:35:42 -0800 (PST), nordic mist <jeffeb@gmail.com>
>wrote in
><1c342f83-14c9-425d-82e9-b74631ce6a07@d70g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>:
>
>>I'm interested in bridging two office buildings together via a
>>wireless
>>bridge, that uses encryption other than WEP. Is there a point-to-
>>point
>>product that uses either WPA or proprietary encryption?
>
>WPA is what you should use, with a very strong passphrase.
>I use and recommend Buffalo high-power devices.
>You'll want a wireless access point at one end,
>and a wireless Ethernet client bridge at the other.
>You may need directional and/or outdoor antennas.
There is also the Dlink2100AP. I use a pair to bridge a 50 Metre run
between two offices.
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