[sarienbarry]

I have setup a wireless bridge on our network that are using the following:

1.1 Linksys Wireless Ethernet Bridge
Model #: WET54G

1.2 Radio Labs WiFi Backfire Antenna
Model #: BACKFIRE14

1.3 Hawking Technology Hi-Gain Heavy Duty Antenna Extension
Model #: HAC30N

1.4 Pacific Wireless Antenna Pigtail(N Male to RP-SMA Male)
Model #: CA100-NM-RSMAM-12

These items are used on both ends of the wireless bridge at a distance of approx. 130 yards. Our problem lies in the connection reliability. We have %100 uptime on the bridge that is physically connected to the network, but constantly have to power cycle the other bridge (remote building) to get the connection back. It usually stays up for at least a few hours (sometimes shorter) and completely drops. When pinging the remote bridge, it usually hangs around 35ms and can spike to around 150ms. It is usually at this time that the connection can timeout and drop. I have lowered the RTS threshold to 1200 and switched to 802.11b (since i heard the signal is better over longer distances). Is there anything that I am missing?

NOTE: When I look at the signal strength on the bridge I can never get a read-out of the signal strength. Is it proper to be using two bridge units or do I need to use an AP with a bridge on the remote side only?