Author: Peter Salisbury Date: To: rogermunford, Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Wireless bridging
2008/10/22 Roger Munford <rogermunford@???>: > I am trying to link a single PC in an outbuilding to an office 80 meters
> away. Uninterrupted sight. I have tried it with a pair of Develo
> homeplugs but they couldn't connect. I am quite sure that they were on
> the same electrical circuit but the circuit length was probably too long.
>
> Presently the office has a wireless router. I foolishly did not make a
> note of the type but it has no external antenna. With a laptop I can get
> a signal about 70 meters away i.e. just short of the out building. After
> a bit of research on the internet, it appears that the solution two
> access points working in bridge mode with directional antennas.
> However most of the articles I found were a out of date and not very
> informative regarding equipment.
>
> Does anybody have any experience and can they recommend any equipment?
>
> Thanks
>
> Roger
Depending on the layout of the site, you might be able to use a
wireless repeater. I've used 3 in various places, all Edimax EW7206APg
devices[1], relatively easy to set up and just need a mains socket
somewhere nearby. You set it into repeater mode and put it somewhere
where it can 'hear' the broadcast station well and also 'see' the
receiving station clearly. I once had a network with two of the
repeaters in a chain which still seemed to work. It also has a proper
aerial socket if you want to connect a decent aerial and it has the
option to become an AP etc etc.
