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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... Skip, have you tried changing the IP address of a second wireless router, and connecting the two together by ethernet? It seems an AE up the mast can't see your wireless laptop, and a deck height ae can't reach the shore? One might expect the routers to be connected to an on board computer to act as a bridge, but I don't see why, short of software patches, it couldn't work without a bridge. Hasn't anyone tried using two wireless hubs at home? Terry K |
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