Jens Reinemuth <jens <at> reinemuth.info> writes:
> i currently live in an appartment that has a very lousy > wlan-access-point for the people. OK. The most important issue is the power (watts) output of the transmitter (and sensitivity) of the receiver. You can hack together fantastic software, that will not work well. Make sure that the hardware you select works with the softare(gentoo), before making a final purchase of hardware. Personally, I'd find out the maximum power wattage of what is allowed in your country, and go right up to the max allowed. An external antenna and a booster amplifier will really make your AP usable. It's also a magnet for hackers, so you really have to be on top of your (iptables) security game. You have to research these issues and then according to what hardware you find, what you can construct outside of your unit and what the laws/rules are for your (Rf_police) country. Here in the US, it's the (FCC). Each country has their own Rf_police, some do nothing and others are borderline criminal in Rf spectrum enforcement..... Often the ISP's that dominate your local service market, are rather ruthless in not allowing heavy traffic thru your AP; so you have to assess the ferocity of your local ISPs, imho. caveat emptor. hth, James
