<OT> How many Boxen?

[Michael Hipp]

This might be the way to scatter recording webcams around the farm.

What kind of amp and high gain antennas are you using? Does antenna height matter as long as it is line-of-sight?

On Wed, 29 May 2002 12:56:07 -0500
"David A. Bandel" <david at pananix.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 29 May 2002 11:29:55 -0500
> begin  Michael Hipp <mhipp at redmule.com> spewed forth:
> 
> > Hmm. Is this 802.11a/b stuff? I'd like to know more.
> > 
> > Line of sight would take some work here in the hills & trees of
> > Arkansas. But who knows.
> 
> Yep, simple ol' Orinoco cards w/ adapters, LMR-400 cable, and antennas. 
> Works great on Linux.
> 
> > 
> > Michael
> > 
> > On Wednesday 29 May 2002 10:37 am, David A. Bandel wrote:
> > > On Wed, 29 May 2002 08:53:10 -0500
> > >
> > > begin  Michael Hipp <mhipp at redmule.com> spewed forth:
> > > > It's a great idea. Except I sit right in the middle of 516 acres. So
> > > > it is more than 1km to my nearest neighbor. I couldn't reach a
> > > > single one of them with any ordinary wireless stuff.
> > >
> > > Guess that's how you define "ordinary".  But an amped omni on a tower
> > > they could see with them using unamp'd high gain antennas pointing at
> > > you would work just fine.  The catch would be your terrain &
> > > vegetation.  The do have to have line-of-sight to you.  I currently
> > > use this very configuration to provide connectivity over 5 miles (8
> > > km) with _very_ high signal strength (in fact, I can use my laptop 3
> > > miles away w/ a 3dbi 2in square unamp'd extender antenna and still run
> > > 11Mbs).
> > >
> > > Ciao,
> > >
> > > David A. Bandel
> > 
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