Sid Boyce wrote:
What AP are you using Jim? I've been contemplating for quite a while a setup where I have my local network connected to a Linux firewall box and using a cable modem. I'd like to connect an AP to the hub on the local network, put an antenna above the house, the other end is a Linux box about 1 mile away where there would be a WIFI card and external antenna, line the antennas up based on GPS readouts at both ends, so the remote end can gain internet access via my network. My understanding to date is that the AP will act as extension of my LAN, so if e.g I give it a local address on my 192.168.10/24 LAN, I can then configure the remote box's IP address to conform with what the AP externally is setup for.
Sounds plausible???? Regards Sid.
I'm using a Netgear WGR614. That sounds like quite a distance for wifi, though from your sig I assume you know a lot more about radio waves than I do. The last time I did something like that I used a dedicated phone line and modems between the two sites. I'm thinking you might be looking for something on one end like a wifi repeater; something made to negotiate access to another AP. I did a quick google and there are such products. Interesting idea! Good luck, Jim