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Wireless hardware for bldg 2 bldg?

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by val

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Need to extend a LAN to another building. The buildings are approx. 150 feet apart, across a public street. The main office has a window view of the other building. Would like to keep hardware inside the buildings if possible. Need the speed to be 5 to 11Mbps. Is this possible with current 802.11b technology?

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by val

The link supplied helped me obtain additional information on wireless networking.

by @lberto

It depends on the hardware and the technology you currently have to manage your Wireless system.
Some systems allow you to use wireless within a 100 feet aprox. without aereal antenna, some others need an aereal antenna out of the roof.
In your case I'd suggest you to have a Radio on each building and spread the signal from one radio to the other and go from there.

by val

This answer helped reinforce the fact that I will need to use outdoor antennas.

by allan

1. You can put the wireless access point near to a window to gain a few yards of range.
2. BUT you can use two Linksys WAP11's to extend your lan between buildings. As far as I know this option on linksys is unique and not available on any other Access Point at present.
Have a look at www.practicallynetworked.com for more info

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