On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:17, you wrote: > I am just thinking about some wifi solutions for my father who lives in > a rural setting and is limited to dial-up access to his ISP. > He wants to have wifi internet access around the farmhouse but the only > connection point is via dial-up over a radio linked telephone - way > slow!. 1/ Of course first reaction would be to put in an ipcop type > box with a modem and a wifi card - would work well but the box is kind > of large for the location of the phone point -- the hallway > 2/ Move the phone socket. - The walls are all concrete block! > 3/ I found this device which looks kind of cool, if not a little > pricey / hard to source in NZ: > http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=5647, but it seems to > have the required functionality > > Any other other neat ideas floating around - perhaps some linux device > with the required interfaces attached ie. nslu2 w/ usb modem & wifi ?
If the walls are all concrete it will reduce the signal considerably. You might need several access points wired back onto the LAN. Also, you don't have to move the telephone point, just wire an extension. If you tack the cables down neatly (along the skirting board for example) they won't look too obtrusive. Maybe you are expecting us all to tell you to buy the cool gadget... you know you want to. A
