Need data bridge between buildings

[Dirtdot]

I have 2 buildings across the street from each other. I can get a good signal, but I only want to share files and connect to the VOIP box for phones. I don't want internet traffic to go over the wireless, I use Hamachi to serve as a backup for when the WIFI goes down.

We have been using the WHR-HP-G300N in this setup for a couple of years, and when the link works, its great. But these things are not stable, I can be rebooting multiple times a day. They are sluggish at first if you don't use the bridge for a while. Its just a fustrating setup, perhaps the DDWRT build on this hardware is not the best choice.

In any case, I need to replace this setup with something that works. The city offered to drop a fiber link between buildings at a cost of over $20K setup and $400/month. I'm hoping for something cheaper.

Any ideas?

 

[thetoad30]

I have 2 buildings across the street from each other. I can get a good signal, but I only want to share files and connect to the VOIP box for phones. I don't want internet traffic to go over the wireless, I use Hamachi to serve as a backup for when the WIFI goes down.

We have been using the WHR-HP-G300N in this setup for a couple of years, and when the link works, its great. But these things are not stable, I can be rebooting multiple times a day. They are sluggish at first if you don't use the bridge for a while. Its just a fustrating setup, perhaps the DDWRT build on this hardware is not the best choice.

In any case, I need to replace this setup with something that works. The city offered to drop a fiber link between buildings at a cost of over $20K setup and $400/month. I'm hoping for something cheaper.

Any ideas?

Engenius Outdoor APs.

http://www.engeniustech.com/network...tworking/outdoor-access-points-client-bridges

If it were me, I'd be getting two of the ENH500s as they're on the 5GHz band which will help eliminate any interference from 2.4GHz Wi-Fi clients. Especially if you're using it for VoIP.

 

[stevech]

I've used various Engenious bridges. Good. They're parent company is a large chip maker.

Cisco's Aironet 5.8GHz bridges are $$$ and are widely used in professional applications.

 

[keenanj]

The enh500 will work well for this application