On Thu, 28 Mar 2002, nryberg at uspsoig.gov wrote: > I'm thinking about setting my dad up with a solution to a similar > solution. My parents are living in kind of a dual home situation to > help out my grandparents who are across the street, about 500 feet > away. > > What would you suggest for an AP and or antenna that could make that > reach? Or would most products out there do it on their own? Nick, Sorry, haven't checked this mailbox in forever. Cheap, go a Linksys WAP11, and an antenna and cable from hyperlink [http://www.hyperlinktech.com/]. 14dBi patch should be way more than enough power for that reach, assuming you've got good line of sight. So, $149 for the antenna + cable, ~$130 for a WAP11, and whatever kind of client card you want. Note that if you'll be going through walls or anything this may not work real well -- I've heard people recommend buying a USB wireless card for the client side so you can put it in a window facing the right direction. -- Nate Carlson <natecars at real-time.com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 http://www.real-time.com | Fax : (952)943-8500