I have sent him forth like an arrow from a bow to bid on a airport/modem combo.
Thanks for all the suggestions.. Chris chris bayley 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 ? > > Chris >
