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"Skip Gundlach" wrote: Starting a new thread as the old one led to dead ends. For a précis on the background, see the thread "Antennas, again, sorta" - but I'm trying to find an up-the-mast single-item (or single box, anyway) which will see my wifi connection in my laptop as well as shore points. To emphasize the point, I don't want to have to connect either a laptop or permanently mounted computer to a bridge (which would get the job done) via anything, ethernet, USB active cable, coax or otherwise. Even allowing a wireless AP/router below would not solve the problem, as I haven't found a pair which will talk to each other, and I don't want the complexity/extra wiring that would entail, either, if it would (work). Some sort of arrangement which would require proprietary eqiupment (Part A will talk to Part B only if they're both the same manufacturer, e.g, as I can't assure that any shoreside point would have that manufacturer) likewise isn't satisfactory. Amplification is a good thing (i.e. 200-1000mw) but the antennas are what most likely will get the job done, and I have that part handled. The problem so far has been that I can't find an AP and Bridge which will talk to each other. Surely there's something which will work, and can take common DC power up the mast? Since nobody here (or, at least, apparently so) knows of such a beast, can anyone point me to better forums on usenet, or websites, devoted to the subject? Perhaps some sites devoted to wardriving or the equivalent? It's a bit of a recursive loop, as not knowing what will actually accomplish the job makes looking other places for other solutions more challenging. Thanks for suggestions on other venues... L8R Skip, passive rehabbing, active to start in a couple of weeks, so I can get back to refitting! You are not likely to find such a box that has universal connectivity, due to the fact that the "WPA Standard" is not very well defined, and each OEM tends to extend the Spec with it's own proprietary code. Also note, that most WPA type Extenders require MAC Address information of the remote Access Point, which may, or may not, be part of the SSID Beacon String of the remote Access Point. Seems to "Me" that your asking for hardware that is 'Not Invented Yet". You could hire a Development Outfit to write you some really cool code to do what you want, but it would be expensive, and beyond the capabilities of most coders, and they would have to have a hardware platform to work with. Me |
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