Patent ID: 6925069

Claim:
A wireless local area network (LAN) for data communications, comprising: a first packet hopping access terminal, including: a first transceiver for wirelessly transmitting data packets addressed to a first client device and for wirelessly receiving data packets from the first client device; and a second transceiver for wirelessly receiving the data packets addressed to the first client device and for wirelessly transmitting the data packets received from the first client device in accordance with a packet hopping protocol, the packet hopping protocol including a data packet router/repeater function; and a packet hopping gateway, including: a third transceiver for wirelessly receiving the data packets transmitted by the first packet hopping access terminal and for wirelessly transmitting the data packets addressed to the first client device in accordance with the packet hopping protocol; a network interface for establishing communication with a server; and a security function for dynamically configuring a virtual private network between a firewall and each of a plurality of client devices as each client device initiates communication with the wireless LAN, the firewall disposed between the packet hopping gateway and the server.