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Daniel
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      04-17-2004, 09:35 PM
Can anyone suggest a fairly cheap way (if possible) to connect two PC's via
wireless networking together, when they are just under 1 mile away.

Any help appreciated,

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Daniel


 
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      04-17-2004, 10:48 PM
Daniel <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Can anyone suggest a fairly cheap way (if possible) to connect two PC's via
> wireless networking together, when they are just under 1 mile away.
>
> Any help appreciated,


Maybe.
Do they have line of sight?

 
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      04-17-2004, 10:49 PM
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> Daniel <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> Can anyone suggest a fairly cheap way (if possible) to connect two PC's
>> via
>> wireless networking together, when they are just under 1 mile away.
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>> Any help appreciated,

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> Maybe.
> Do they have line of sight?


Possibly from the roof - There are a few other houses along the road, but
nothing bigger.

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      04-18-2004, 05:21 AM
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> Can anyone suggest a fairly cheap way (if possible) to connect two
> PC's via wireless networking together, when they are just under 1 mile
> away.


RFlinx.com or check out the Cantenna.

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      04-18-2004, 06:40 AM
What is your budget? It can be done for a couple of hundred dollars, there
is no need to get too carried away! That is not a long link.

Michael

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> Can anyone suggest a fairly cheap way (if possible) to connect two PC's

via
> wireless networking together, when they are just under 1 mile away.
>
> Any help appreciated,
>
> Thanks
> Daniel
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R J Carpenter
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      04-18-2004, 10:49 AM
I follow the radio broadcasting industry although I'm not presently involved
in it.

I'm seeing more and more discussion about radio broadcasting using WiFi. It
is said that a local station is considering WiFi to cover a top-10 US city
with a second audio stream. They aren't just hobbyists - they are owned by a
major nation-wide broadcasting group and are a local institution.

I don't know whether they are considering 802.11a or 802.11b/g . Even with a
low audio bit rate - per transmitter - the agregate of dozens/hundreds of
transmitters............. I'm too ignorant to know if there is a broadcast
mode to WiFi (one to many), or whether each listener would have to be on a
one-to-one connection.

I'd think this would wreak havoc with what we now consider "normal" uses of
WiFi.

Any comments?


 
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      04-18-2004, 01:41 PM
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> What is your budget? It can be done for a couple of hundred dollars,
> there
> is no need to get too carried away! That is not a long link.


As cheap as possible )

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      04-18-2004, 03:43 PM
In article <40826b43$0$16476$(E-Mail Removed)>, "R J Carpenter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I follow the radio broadcasting industry although I'm not presently involved
>in it.
>
>I'm seeing more and more discussion about radio broadcasting using WiFi. It
>is said that a local station is considering WiFi to cover a top-10 US city
>with a second audio stream. They aren't just hobbyists - they are owned by a
>major nation-wide broadcasting group and are a local institution.
>
>I don't know whether they are considering 802.11a or 802.11b/g . Even with a
>low audio bit rate - per transmitter - the agregate of dozens/hundreds of
>transmitters............. I'm too ignorant to know if there is a broadcast
>mode to WiFi (one to many), or whether each listener would have to be on a
>one-to-one connection.
>
>I'd think this would wreak havoc with what we now consider "normal" uses of
>WiFi.
>
>Any comments?


I'd doubt they are planning on 2.4GHz, too much legal 'junk' already there.
Cordless phones, burglar alarms, garage door openers, X10 wireless stuff. I
think even my keyless entry for my car uses 2.4GHz. The list of consumer
stuff is just endless and growing. For a broadcaster this is just not an
intelligent idea. Now if the plan is to go into the hotspot business, that
is another thing all together. Just ask McDonalds.


 
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      04-18-2004, 08:45 PM

"Rico" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In article <40826b43$0$16476$(E-Mail Removed)>, "R J Carpenter"

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >I follow the radio broadcasting industry although I'm not presently

involved
> >in it.
> >
> >I'm seeing more and more discussion about radio broadcasting using WiFi.

It
> >is said that a local station is considering WiFi to cover a top-10 US

city
> >with a second audio stream. They aren't just hobbyists - they are owned

by a
> >major nation-wide broadcasting group and are a local institution.

SNIP
> >Any comments?


> The list of consumer
> stuff is just endless and growing. For a broadcaster this is just not an
> intelligent idea. Now if the plan is to go into the hotspot business, that
> is another thing all together. Just ask McDonalds.


The local radio broadcast outfit in question billed close to $40 million
last year just with their station in this area. I don't think they could be
bothered to act as an ISP.


 
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PC24
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      04-19-2004, 12:44 AM
The McFi will go down in flames in 2 years....
not sure about you, but I don't want to take my
$3,000 laptop into Happy Meal Land to surf the net....
and I'm sure not gonna pay for it to boot...it will
be a big McFlop !
 
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