Get a pencil and paper and draw out what you are trying to do. >From your words I get a picture of too much stuff with too many connections.
Do you want to supply connectivity to Starbucks or get your connectivity from starbucks. You seem to have an internet connection on both ends of your network. (DSL) Why? Build your LAN and connect the things in your LAN first. Then decide how to connect it to and from outside. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of dijitalboy Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 5:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [BAWUG] Bridging 802.11 networks Thanks, one additional bit of info, I will beusing the Wireless netwok to feed mt Reply TV, Laptop and other (non-traditional PC's) devices to the net with the network I'm looking to set up. Weather I tap into starbucks network or another network is minor, rather I want to be able to control the acces spooint into my house with such a device as a Linksys EtherFast Wireless AP + Cable/DSL Router w/4-Port Switch to connect al my devices to a wirless and flexible solution. -db --- Enrique LaRoche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You need a card with an external antenna . > must have line of sight , use a Yagi or Patch > antenna. > Look at hyperlinx.com > If you cant see the starbucks then forget it. > > Interesting , I was doing a wireless install in San > Fran last week, I did a > site survey at the Client site and had not less than > 7 wireless systems show > up on the Survey screen all of them had sufficient > signal strengtyh to > participate. > > No special antennas at all. > First step get a card and see who is home. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > dijitalboy > Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 12:49 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [BAWUG] Bridging 802.11 networks > > > I have 4 starbucks within a 1500 Radius around my > apartment (which is on top of a Hill (SF)). Pathetic > but I'm looking to tap into their network from Home. > How may I use a Linksys WAP11 access point (AP) (or > other; open to recomendation) to bridge to the > "Starbucks commercial network"? I also think I would > need a High Gain antenna (most likley Roof top > mounted) and brought down to my apartment. any > help/ideas would be greatly appreciated. > > -db > > ===== > Visit www.dijitalboy.com > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > -- > general wireless list, a bawug thing > <http://www.bawug.org/> > [un]subscribe: > http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > ===== Visit www.dijitalboy.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
