You can do this with a crossover cable, no router needed. You are on the right track otherwise. Find out your amps per hour usage for the radios, and have enough battery to run them (ie 18 a/hr batt will run for 18 hours with a 1 amp drain)
Make sure your solar panels can recharge your batteries at least 100% during daylight. -- Mike O http://twitter.com/mikeout On Sep 5, 2009, at 2:45 PM, Mike Burgess <[email protected]> wrote: > > This group has been quiet for a while, and I've had an application > come up. > > I need to create a relay station for a campground, to get the main > wi-fi signal over a hill to the "way out back". > > I'm thinking some solar panels and batteries for power (power is a > consideration, as 24/7 use will be a pretty hefty drain, even at > just 15 watts for the router) > > A couple of dish 2.4GHz antennas for the goes-into & goes-outta, and > a router that can handle Tomato firmware. Is there any thing I've > overlooked or forgotten? I think Tomato can do what I'm asking, > just act as a relay from a AP about 1/3 mile away to a camping area > (RV's)another 1/2 mile away? > > I don't need to have a lot of bandwidth, the RV's will police > themselves as to not hogging with Hulu or something. I have road > access to the site, and > can drive up in a truck for install and any maintainance. > > Am I right thinking I can do this with the above listed gear? > > Suggestions, pointers? > > Mike > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SOCALWUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SOCALWUG SOCALWUG website: http://www.socalwug.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
