Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:07:27 +0300 From: <bruce@yoafrica.com> To: Modulok <modulok@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Creating a 10km wireless bridge...pointers? Message-ID: <7486cf0fab81351a99fefc950f1a29f5@imap.yoafrica.com> In-Reply-To: <64c038660903210543v1cebe63fr4424bebc58076e4a@mail.gmail.com> References: <64c038660903210543v1cebe63fr4424bebc58076e4a@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi Have a look at Microtik's equipment very cheap for what it does and linux based, else there is also the Ubiquity Powerstation's, I have used both with success, Microtik boasts a 70Km wireless link with the right wireless card and antennae :D Regards, Bruce Grobler On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 06:43:01 -0600, Modulok <modulok@gmail.com> wrote: > List, > > I have been tasked with getting a DSL connection across about 10km of > no-man's-land to a rural location without internet access. Ideally, > all traffic inbetween the two directional antennas would be encrypted. > (Nice, but not entirely required.) 3Mb/s would be great! Something > like: > > LAN<->BSDrouter<->modem<->Antenna<~~air~~>Antenna<->modem<->DSL > > I'm looking for general pointers of both hardware and software to > achieve this. I'd like to employ FreeBSD as much as is feasible. This > is my first WAN network project, so even newbie pointers and general > references would be much appreciated. (Hardware suggestions, books to > read, etc.) Reliability is of mild concern, simply because I don't > want to drive 10km at 3:00am when something breaks. > > Tips? References? Advice? > -Modulok- > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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