Wireless Network Bridge ?

[BKC255]

Are Wireless Network Bridges a thing of the past?

do I need to now buy two full Wireless Routers and put them in bridge mode to bridge the gap?

I have a detached office/workspace and have been using a 802.11G wireless bridge pair, and one of my pair went up in smoke during a storm, right through the surge/UPS.

But I can't find anything to replace them short of a full AP/Router.

Ideas?

I guess it might be time to look into just running the wire.

Just thought I ask before I spend the $$$ for the new AP pair or sit down and get the 200-300ft of cable I would need to running it correctly from my current backbone switch.

Thanks for any input.

B

 

[kanewolf]

Dedicated wireless bridges definitely still do exist. This is one of my favorites -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833168115
It can be a bridge, an access point, a router. It is POE and outdoor rated. If you live in an area with a lot of 2.4Ghz competition, they make a 5Ghz equivalent -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833168116 You can make a 5Ghz point to point link with a pair of those.

You MIGHT be able to get by with a single outdoor ENS202 setup as an access point pointed at your detached building. Save half the cost.

 

[BKC255]

Thanks for the ideas,

I grabbed a pair of the 5G version, we shall see how it goes.

B

 

[kanewolf]

It should work fine. I used a ENS202 to pull WIFI from a neighbor when Verizon sold FIOS in my area and Frontier took a week to fix it ...

Watch some of the YouTube videos on setup of those devices. I was making an error in the GUI and couldn't get it setup correctly.