[KLUG Members] off topic: wireless networking long distance

[Adam Williams]

>  I am trying to find a relatively inexpensive solution to go about a
> > quarter mile between two buildings for a network connection.  It does
> > not have to be extremely high speed and I think I would have line of
> > sight too.  
> Line of site is important.

Not important - absolutely critical.  If it ain't line of sight, forget
it.

> > I was looking at a D-Link high power 802.11b wap but they are
> > $1000.00 each.  I need much less expensive for this to work out.... I
> > am wondering if I put up an external antenna on an 802.11 b or g wap
> > if I could make the quarter mile?  I do not know of anything else
> > that would be inexpensive that would work.  
> 
>  - http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/448
> 
> or google for "pringles can antenna"

You can get a directional YAGI on ebay for ~$45.  Can't imagine anyone
takes the time to build one of these.