My neighbors are interested in me offering them internet service. I've got a commercial data pipe into the house, so there aren't any service-related issues.

My problem is how do I get Internet access out to about 10 houses? Some of the houses are rental properties, so I imagine renters coming and going. There must be some kind of wireless equipment that can do the job of getting the signal out. But I don't have a clue what it is.

Any suggestions?

You might into something like this. http://www.proxim.com/
There are several others out there.

Brian

How far would you need the signal to go? You might just try conventional WiFi (i.e., 802.11g) with directional antennae.

If you want to do heavy duty wireless, a company called trango ( http://trangobroadband ) makes some outstanding WISP (wireless internet service provider) devices. For your circumstances, I'd recommend a 5830 AP and 5530 foxes. Each fox can have its bandwidth adjusted based on your needs.

If you're not looking to spend corporate levels of money, you could do it simply with linksys gear. You can create wireless bridges between linksys wireless G APs, and at each house tie another AP or wireless router into the bridged unit. There are many points of failure in this setup (either side of the bridge goes down, or the true access point/router), and managing bandwidth could get tricky, as I doubt $50 linksys units allow you to limit bandwidth.

As mentioned above, if you're close enough, simply using a serious antenna could do the job.

Peace,
JimBass