[NMLUG] Wireless bridging

[michaelm at nnmc.edu (Michael Maddex)]

Tim Emerick said:
> Please excuse the cross posting.  I had met someone on this list that made a
> living doing wireless networking and have lost his contact info.
>
>   I'm needing some help/advice on creating a wireless bridge between 2
> buildings.  I have 2 Linksys WAP11 radios but the omnidirectional antennas
> that came with it aren't strong enough.

You could try a parabolic reflector behind each antenna to make them more
directional.  I think this is illustrated in the O'Reilly Linux Wireless
book, but my copy seems to have grown some legs and gone for a walk, so
I'm relying on memory here.

No idea on the phones other than the usual Google for hardware.

HTH.

>   I'm also looking for some analog phone adaptors so I can plug a couple of
> analog lines into my pbx, the adaptor converts analog to IP which gets
> transmitted across the wireless then an adaptor on the other side that
> allows me to plug in some analog phones.
>
>   Looking for someone that can help me get this thing up and running in a
> short amount of time.
>
>   Thanks!!!
>
>   Tim Emerick
>   Reliable Chevrolet
>

-- 
Michael Maddex -- Instructor
Computer Science and Technology
Northern New Mexico College