antennas & access points

I'm trying to extend the range of my home network by putting a directional
antenna on an access point.

What do I need at the remote end to communicate with this directional
antenna? Will another access point work?
I was hoping to put another directional antenna at the remote point so that
the two directional antennas point toward each other.

Thanks for your help.

"Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:C5ydnTu3Z-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm trying to extend the range of my home network by putting a directional
> antenna on an access point.
>
> What do I need at the remote end to communicate with this directional
> antenna? Will another access point work?

For a single PC you just need a regular network card. For a group of PC on a
lan you want something like a wireless Bridge.

> I was hoping to put another directional antenna at the remote point so
that
> the two directional antennas point toward each other.

On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:39:05 -0500, "Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
<C5ydnTu3Z-(E-Mail Removed)>:

>I'm trying to extend the range of my home network by putting a directional
>antenna on an access point.
>
>What do I need at the remote end to communicate with this directional
>antenna?

Standard wireless adapter or wireless client bridge.

>Will another access point work?

No.

>I was hoping to put another directional antenna at the remote point so that
>the two directional antennas point toward each other.

That can indeed help if you need the extra gain. For a simple
commercial solution, consider the Hawking HWU8DD
<http://www.hawkingtech.com/products/productlist.php?CatID=32&FamID=60&ProdID=280>
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