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On 2008-08-27 13:18:19 -0400, Wayne.B said:

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:39:49 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:

So, I could set it for "bridge" operation, toss it on the deck with the
antenna high to extend my range to -- how far? I seem to be getting
about a half mile, line of sight, at the marina with the internal
antenna.


Yes. Using a 9 db omni-directional antenna 20 ft off the water, I
have maintained solid connections at 3 to 5 miles.


Hmmm. The unit seems to have a 3db (or so) antenna. Where are the
antennas available? Or does it matter if most probably won't be good
for more than 1-2000 feet?

The POE injector inserts power into the ethernet cable to operate the
bridge. It consists of a small wall wart transformer going to an
even smaller box with ethernet in/out jacks.


So that looks like it comes with the EOC-3610s/8610/s series (mostly
saying that so I can fid it again.)

Looking at the quick-start and users guides, this isn't quite as simple
as setting up a Mac wireless network. ;-)

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