Crossing road wirelessly-question

[Tomas Björnerbäck]

We have to cross a road, packet-wise, to give internet access to a
couple of houses in my block that we haven't been able to reach by fibre
yet, due to high cost.

On one side of the road we have internet-access, 100 Mbps with static
IP-numbers via fiber to RJ-45 copper. See my home page about the 100
Mbps@home-project, http://www.bjornerback.com

On the other side of the road, a couple of computers need
internet-access. Is it possible to use two access points, for example
two D-Link 713p, one on each side of the road to give the remaining
computers access to the internet?

Schematic:
Internet <> D-Link 713p <> road/air <> D-Link 713-p <> group of
computers

If not, what kind of equipment is necessary? Is it not possible to use
two gateways as I would like? Why not?

The distance is about 60 metres (180 feet) and the closest computer on
the other side of the road is inside a house on the side away from the
road (maybe external antenna is needed to a wireless LAN-card if not two
gateways can be used?). The gateway on the internet side of the road can
easily be placed in a window facing the road, with a straight line
without blocking objects to the first house across the road.

Would appreciate help on the matter.

Tomas Bjornerback, http://www.bjornerback.com
tomas.bj...@home.se
M Sc in CS.

[Hal Rogers]

Tomas,

Three Linksys WAP11 units located to have line-of-site
views of each other, or at least WAP11 connected to
public network should see the other two WAP11 units.
If all three can see each other, packet crashes might be
reduced (hidden node problems).

The WAP11 units can be setup as bridge units, with
the one at the Public network connect site having the
MAC addresses of the other two.

There will be no client wireless access (at this time)
since the Linksys WAPs are either APs or Bridges.

Hal

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