Nah, no line of sight between work/home. I used one of the mapping tools mentioned in the other thread to check the elevations. I think I'm about 60' below a ridge that's in the middle.
My radio gear is in a detached garage about 180' behind my house so I need a WiFi connection between the two anyway. And that's easy. A little USB key is enough to do it.
My interest/goal for a repeater would be to simply have a backup internet connection if mine was out for whatever reason. I wouldn't connect to it when my DSL line was up but it'd be great having a second one to try if the DSL was down. And the hardware is cheap it's just getting the firmware to work right that's the problem now.
I may still setup a MESH node and put it up in the attic at work just to see if anyone notices it and connects.
I have a parabolic dish from Ebay to play with a
small one from l-com.com to try too. But I'd probably pick up some of the 9db antennas to attach to the router if that was enough to reach.