[TriLUG] wireless bridge?

[Jim Ray]

I'm trying to get some NFR equipment from SMC for that purpose.  They
seem to stay out of stock.  Me thinks some tuned Yagis or parabolic
antennas with some Layer 2 hardware would make a sweet point to point
connection with DS3 speeds and no major price tag.  Life is good.

Question: will they beam through obstructions like trees, roofs,
buildings...


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Tower [mailto:jason at cerient.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 4:09 PM
> To: trilug at trilug.org
> Subject: [TriLUG] wireless bridge?
> 
> generally speaking, can the current generation of 802.11 wireless
> routers that sell for around $50 or sometimes even less work as an
> ethernet bridge (in conjunction with another wireless bridge or ad-hoc
> with a wireless nic)?  i neither want nor need NAT/DHCP/firewall, all
i
> need is layer 2 bridging for wireless devices.  i know that a few
> manufacturers sell devices specifically designated as bridges but they
> seem to cost twice a much as the routers despite the fact that they
> have less functionality.  has anyone tried this?
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