Re: Making Hotspot or Point to Point?

On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:24:33 -0500, dart451
<dart451.32zx4e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
<dart451.32zx4e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

Hi, Could someone tell me what I would need to make a point to point
hotspot?

What do you mean by point to point hotspot?

I have a wireless Linksys WRT54G router that I use to send a
wireless internet connection to a second computer in my house. I would
like to share my Internet connection with a person .6 miles away which I
have a good "Line of Sight". I assume I would need a uni-directional
antenna.

And/or at the other end.

If this is true, how does one connect an antenna to a WRT54G
or am I way off base? If I could send the signal, the person .6 miles
away should be able to pick up the signal with their laptop which is
wireless capable. I would think that a "pickup" antenna wouldn't be
necessary. Any suggestions or help with this matter would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks.

The high gain antenna can be on either end, better on both ends.
You can try a reflector on the WRT54G, but you'll probably need a better
antenna than that, and probably at both ends.

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