help with wireless network

I need to set up a wireless link between two buildings(house and sales
barn). Both buildings are steel and about one hundred feet apart. I've done
a bit of testing and the wireless won't transmit from the middle of one
building to the middle of the other.

I have a wireless router that I'm thinking of putting in the window of the
sales barn. It is presently connected to a DSL modem and two other computers
by CAT 5 cables. It is working well.

I'm thinking of pulling CAT 5 wire from the two house computers to the
window nearest the sales barn. And then put something there to pick up the
signal. What do I need? A wireless access point? Another router? Is a hub
also needed?

Also I've heard of making directional antenna reflectors to boost signal
strength. Anyone know of sources or plans?

Karl

D-link sells a wireless repeater that only works with D-link routers.

Linksys's wireless bridge can extend the range of wireless network:

http://kb.linksys.com/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=234708&QuestionText=wireless %20range&SelectName1=&advquery=%5bs%5d%5bRank%2c%2 050%3a%5bSum%3a%20wireless%20range%5d%5bMerge%3a%2 0%5bThesaurus%3a%20wireless%20range%5d%5d%5d&infob ase=linksysrev.nfo&record={44D}&softpage=IKW_ENU_J DocView

Jim

"Karl Townsend" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I need to set up a wireless link between two buildings(house and sales
> barn). Both buildings are steel and about one hundred feet apart. I've
done
> a bit of testing and the wireless won't transmit from the middle of one
> building to the middle of the other.
>
> I have a wireless router that I'm thinking of putting in the window of the
> sales barn. It is presently connected to a DSL modem and two other
computers
> by CAT 5 cables. It is working well.
>
> I'm thinking of pulling CAT 5 wire from the two house computers to the
> window nearest the sales barn. And then put something there to pick up the
> signal. What do I need? A wireless access point? Another router? Is a hub
> also needed?
>
> Also I've heard of making directional antenna reflectors to boost signal
> strength. Anyone know of sources or plans?
>
> Karl
>
>
>