> Question: Is there a way to use an 80211.b card as a repeater so as to > increase the reach of the access point to out-of-range locations? For > example, by placing the equipment midway between the remote location and > the access point.
I think you can do this with OpenAP if the original AP and the repeater are running OpenAP code. Since OpenAP is a Linux distribution designed for certain (AP) hardware, it would also be possible to port to a standard computer. (There have been a few people asking if ports are available but I don't think I've seen any positive replies). > I was told by someone at Linksys that placing the machine in AD HOC mode > might accomplish this. Then, I was told by someone at Linksys that this > would not work. If you can use two cards rather than just one, you could run one card (any type) as a client to the original AP, and a second either in ad-hoc mode (to other ad-hoc clients) or if the second card is a prism2, you could use Host-AP mode. If you don't already have hardware to run it on, the Soekris net4521 and Musenki m-3 will (when available) support a couple of wireless cards and allow you to run an open OS which would be quite suitable. (from soekris.com - net4521: waiting on cases, should be available soon. from the Wiki at musenki.com: "Production shipments are scheduled for the June/July timeframe"). Some ready-made APs may be suitable but usually need similar kit at each AP site. It looks like the Buffalo 22mb APs might be able to repeat a wireless connection when associated with another Buffalo 22mb AP. There should be more options as you go further up the price range (probably Cisco and possibly Orinoco). Using the ap-client mode in atmel-based APs (WAP11, some SMC, Netgear) you can do AP --(wireless)--> AP-client --(x-over ethernet)--> AP --> client May not work depending on the particular combinations of kit though. -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
