[Lancaster] WIFI question: picking up with one antenna, forwarding with another?

[Ken Hough]

Martyn,

I've had a quick look on the Internet and found the following which 
might be of interest:

<http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/wifi_booster.php>

<http://www.fab-corp.com/home.php?cat=269>

This isn't the stuff that I read previously, so there's still more out 
there.

Ken

Martyn Welch wrote:
> Well, it's in the manual :-)
> 
> You may need to add a higher gain antenna of course.
> 
> Martyn
> 
> On Thursday 20 April 2006 16:22, you wrote:
> 
>>Martyn,
>>
>>I'm not sure on that one. Just after I got my router, I did a bit of
>>research. I remember reading about booster devices which would allow
>>operation over considerable distances. I can't remember the detail just
>>now, but will try to look them up.
>>
>>Ken
>>
>>Martyn Welch wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Martin,
>>>
>>>From what I understand about the little wireless routers, it isn't
>>>possible to use the antennas separately. Although some of these devices
>>>(for example Linksys's wap54g) can be configured as a wireless repeater,
>>>which I guess is what you want to do.
>>>
>>>Hope that helps,
>>>
>>>Martyn
>>>
>>>On Thursday 20 April 2006 02:44, mp wrote:
>>>
>>>>hi,
>>>>
>>>>we need to build some internet connection at the edge of the rain forest
>>>>here in ecuador, and have some questions about hardware choices.
>>>>
>>>>there is a wifi service being beamed from huge antennas on a hill-top,
>>>>but it is not quite strong enough and so we need to have an outdoor
>>>>antenna on the roof. this means that we need either loads of cabling,
>>>>which is not really an option, or we need to be able to pick up that
>>>>signal with one antenna and then broadcast locally a new signal
>>>>(preferably with a DHCP server) from another antenna- and in the best
>>>>case scenario it would all happen with one and the same little access
>>>>point style piece of hardware.
>>>>
>>>>is it possible? what hardware can do this?
>>>>
>>>>it is not really an option to configure a box to do the trick for a
>>>>variety of reasons, including money, space and unstable electricity
>>>>
>>>>thanks,
>>>>mp
>>>>
>>>>
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