Thanks, Chris. >No, there is a limit of 100 Meters between devices...
That is good news >Is there any kind of utility poles in the car park? Can you string your >ethernet cable on the poles? Alas not, and it is all a bit rural for that (designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) here in sunny Oxfordshire (Britain). You practically need planning consent to hang the laundry out. >A 2.2 dbi rubber duck antenna like you >find on SoHo level access points can cover a radius of about 100 feet >without signal loss when outdoors. One on each building, and you should >be able to get the full 11 mbs bandwidth just using the access points out >of the box. Very good point. I had been intimidated by the extent of signal loss just passing through internal brick walls. A couple of Airport bases wouldn't carry the signal through the length of the house, let alone across the yard. > >The downside to not using a directional antenna... anyone can pick up >your signal (so look for units that have WPA support, which may be harder >to find on 802.11b). Only cows and sheep to do that, fortunately. Appreciate your and Mark's advice. Bestest, Julian "Her voice sounded like an eagle being goosed." Ralph Novak (of Yoko Ono). ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
