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Wireless building to building
I need to (cheaply) wirelessly link buildings seperated by a single road, probably about 20 m away from each other. I've tested with an 802.11g wireless point in the building on one side and my laptop in the building on the other and I get full signal strength.
One building has the complete LAN, the other building will just need to provide support for about 4 PCs on the same LAN to allow access to the file servers and the internet.
Is it possible for me to simply join to wireless access points, for example the Netgear WG102, or would you suggest something else. I've been reading up on the web, but am getting confused.
A quick answer is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
One building has the complete LAN, the other building will just need to provide support for about 4 PCs on the same LAN to allow access to the file servers and the internet.
Is it possible for me to simply join to wireless access points, for example the Netgear WG102, or would you suggest something else. I've been reading up on the web, but am getting confused.
A quick answer is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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That was quick! I think I prefer option 1, as it will make it easy to add another host on the building 1 side as and when, without having to worry about another wireless card.
Is bridging mode a standard feature of all access points, or do I need to be looking at the higher end of the market?
Is bridging mode a standard feature of all access points, or do I need to be looking at the higher end of the market?
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Just looked in a standard Netgear WG602 I have, and have found that it is easy to switch it to bridging mode, so thanks for your help.
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option 1
left of wireless is buidling 1 and right is building 2