Michael, I am probably not the best person to answer you but I will offer my 2 cents - taxes.
What you are trying to do can certainly be done, however you need to think about how much you are wanting to invest in your project. The device you are using has the following specs outdoors: 152M (500 ft.) @ 11 Mbps 270M (885 ft.) @ 5.5 Mbps 396M (1300 ft.) @ 2 Mbps 457M (1500 ft.) @ 1 Mbps At the estimated distance of a 1/4 mile you are already at 1320 feet and these specs are in optimal conditions. If you have a clear line of site you may be able to receive a useable signal at that distance but I doubt it would be impressive at all. Linksys makes a signal booster that you can piggy back on the unit you have but the reviews are split. It claims to improve signal strength but not necessarily distance. If you are trying to have a useable signal in a wide area at your destination you may want to consider bridging your signal and redistributing it. This would require two antennas point to point and AP's on each end and most likely some sort of amplifier (very expensive). It truly is a matter of knowing your obstacles, including buildings trees etc.. and getting the right equipment. I am sure that many others here will have good advice. Find netstumbler (free) on the web and try using that to see if you can even get close to the distance you are trying get. By walking the route you can measure your signal as it degrades. I hope this gives you some idea as to what you will need to look out for. Good luck Charlie Deckert www.wispgear.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.438 / Virus Database: 246 - Release Date: 1/7/2003 -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
