A weatherproof unit that you can mount outside the van is the Ubiquiti
Nanostation Loco. It's a bit more cabling, requiring one (1) Ethernet
cable and one (1) 12VDC supply cable. But the thing seems to have a good
reputation.

See, for example, http://www.ubnt.com/products/loco.php

I'm ordering one, only $49, but won't be using it in the van right away,
will mainly use it to improve my wireless connection in the office. The
missus and I are not retired enough to be cruising around the country
leeching off unsuspecting open wireless access points.

Mounting kits are available for it.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
Bend, OR
KG6RCR

On 9/2/2009 12:41 PM Jim Akiba wrote:

> Just the thing for war-driving vanagons
>
> http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/wi-fire-long-range-wifi-adapter-hands-on-and-impressions/
>
> On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 12:15 PM, David Beierl<dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
>> At 11:43 AM 9/2/2009, miguel pacheco wrote:
>>> 4. Bruce Todd's 2.9 metre brake line?? I don't know where this
>>> one should fall in, though it is a safety issue, so perhaps it
>>> deserves a higher priority, although I have not heard of many issues
>>> with this.
>> This certainly isn't NLA -- ETKA's description for all the brake
>> lines is cut N meters off the fifteen-meter roll.  A ready-made one
>> would be stinking expensive to ship, I bet, anyway.
>>
>> But it would be a great convenience if Bentley had spec drawings with
>> dimensions and bend allowances...
>>
>>
>>  --
>> David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
>> '89 Po' White Star "Scamp"
>>
>