WRT54GS in bridge mode

Hi,

Would it be possible to set one Linksys WRT54GS (with sveasoft firmware) in
each end of a 5km wireless link to have an encrypted link allowing
*anything* pass through just like if it was a cable (i.e. no router ports
closed)?

Would the WRT54GS also provide NAT in such a configuration allowing us to
simply connect a LAN switch to each of them to connect the computer
workgroup at each end of the wl link together just as if there was a LAN
cable between the two sites?

The WRT54GS has two rubber duck antennas at the back. When I need an
external 24dBi grid antenna connected, do I need two of these too, or can I
just use one of the antenna sockets for the antenna and leave the second
empty?

Thanks for comments / info on these issues

regards

tor

Take a look at the Linksys WET54GS5 - it is a wireless bridge with a
single antenna designed to do exactly what you want to accomplish.