Looking to save some money by asking for hardware suggestions that will work in this situation. I've asked at my LUG, but no one has tried this yet. I'll be the first.

Problem:
- Have highspeed internet access in two different buildings using only one connection with the buildings being 150-175 yards apart in direct sight of each other, but across the street.
- Don't want to use exterior antennas if I don't have to.
- Would like a system that will be expandable in the future so I could add additional computers at both sites.
- I want to simply plug the devices in and have them work with Linux without kernal compiles and wrapper programs.

Current Setup:
- Home has business line and private line coming into house. DSL is setup on the business line with one desktop hooked up to it (SimplyMepis). Office across the street has same business line coming into building with currrently no internet access and four computers on a peer to peer network (Win95, WinXP Home, WinXP Pro, and Minislack).
- Home computer (SimplyMepis) is hosting a low traffic website, which I would like to move over onto the (Minislack) office computer.

I would like to move the DSL modem over to the office building using its router to connect all of my computers at the office to the internet. I would like to setup a wireless connection from the office to my home for the one desktop (SimplyMepis). I will probably more computers at the home so I would like to be able to either connect them wirelessly in the future or if I had to by wire.

What would you recommend for a setup? What hardware should I have on both ends (Brands and model numbers please)? Do I need special antennas or not? What kind of costs are we talking about, because I have a limited budget like most of you?

Thanks for your advice.

mowestusa

One change to my post above. I surprised myself by actually measuring the distance between my home and my office across the street. The actually distance is 75 yards. I really thought it was further.

Does this information give some incentive for suggestions to this post. I do have another person in the LUG that would like to do the same thing. So if I can make this work, it might be helpful to our LUG.

mowestusa