Pelican Boxes, which are a very popular brand of dry-boxes for outdoors
sporting, adventure travel, and other fun... they're what is used for
the wifi repeaters I've helped set up at our own Oregon Country Fair and
also at the Burning Man event.  The boxes I worked with were about the
size you imply, roughly 9x12x6 IIRC, and had a few extra holes drilled,
with sealed connectors in place to allow external power and network
connectors (Clif is very clever and handy in these regards, I can put
you in touch with him, Bob, just ask me offline) -- they were set up
with the older-style network connectors (what're they called again? 
they can take way more stress...) and also an auto-switching power
supply, with plugs for 12VDC, and various AC (US and international)
lines.  You might want to examine his exact setup, since he's been
working with WAP's for a while, in Bhutan as well as at the festivals.
He also has an antenna amplified in there  = )   Very helpful...

Here is a picture of me pointing to a pelican box, up in a tree:
http://206.163.64.242/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=OCF02-PreSetup&id=P7070036_001

(please don't make me regret posting my gallery to the list...
 there's loads of good stuff there, please enjoy and respect.)

Ciao!

   Ben

On Sun, 2003-02-23 at 16:12, Bob Miller wrote:
> Joseph Carter wrote:
> 
> > 4. Your AP needs to be in a weatherproof box if it's going to survive 24
> >    hours in Oregon.
> 
> What are good commercial sources of weatherproof boxes?  Either
> tiny ones for WiFi APs or bigger ones?
> 
> I want to put some X10 equipment outside in our garden to control
> lights and a pond pump, and I haven't found anything appropriate at
> Jerry's.  I'd probably want a box about the size of a minitower PC
> case.
-- 
Ben Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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