[lanse] Re: Wireless networking
- From: "Michael Knowles" <Michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <list@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 15:33:45 +0100
A better idea is the one I heard of where someone was unable to get ADSL so
had paid someone else about 1.5Km away to get it, and then installed a
minidish on their roof connected to an 802.11b router in a microwave
configuration.
Mike.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Halls" <jason.halls@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <list@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 12:45 PM
Subject: [lanse] Re: Wireless networking
>
> As an alternative . . . (you need a friend for this)
>
> I read somewhere about running your own mini network over BT lines. . . =
>
>
> All you had to do was rent a "dry line" from BT (=A315.00 per month =
> ish)
> between 2 buildings, stick an adsl modem on either end, configure it =
> and
> away you go.
>
> I think there may be some limitations with distance. . But not too =
> sure.
>
> (going to find out where I found this now)
>
> Jason
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris W [mailto:chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: 17 April 2002 12:46
> To: list@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [lanse] Re: Wireless networking
>
>
> Mike
>
> There must be some downconversion being done in the 'aerial' then I =
> guess as
> getting anything over about 500MHz down RG58 is like getting a piano =
> down a
> flight of stairs, especially with the cable lengths needed to get from =
> a
> roof aerial to a internal reciever. Plus I seem to remember it goes =
> through
> BNC plugs which are crap at high frequency aswell.
>
> I heard it was up on 3GHz somewhere - do you know the exact freq?
>
> Pity I don't know anyone in the technical department who might lend me =
> a
> setup for a few weeks - I'm sure that aerial must be crap and could be
> modified into a dish type affair. Guess you don't have any technical =
> info
> about the system do you?
>
> Chris
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: list@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:list@xxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Michael=20
> > Knowles
> > Sent: 17 April 2002 09:21
> > To: list@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [lanse] Re: Wireless networking
> >
> >
> >
> > > I had tele2 come and do a line of sight test but they reckoned they
> > couldn't
> > > get a signal. I'm on the limit of the Uxbridge transmitter (it's =
> on=20
> > > Hillingdon hospital apparently) plus I live in a bungalow and am
> > surrounded
> > > by trees. Not the best situation for tele2 really. Kind of
> > dissapointing
> > > as they were my last chance for getting broadband in the near=20
> > > future.
> >
> > I was almost in the same situation Chris, NTL have cabled the street=20
> > adjacent to mine (and it costs 16,000 quid to get them to cable a=20
> > street, so can't see that happening in the near future), and BT have=20
> > ADSL-enabled my exchange but although i'm only 2.2Km's from the=20
> > exchange as the crow flies,
> > they've trunk-cabled Bracknell in a very roundabout manner and it
> > turns out
> > i'm only likely to be about 10Km's as the cable travels :-( so
> > Tele2 it was
> > (plus lots of money out of the account).
> >
> > > I'd be interested in the equipment they use for tele2 - ie things=20
> > > like
> > what
> > > frequency it's on. It occured to me I might be able to use a
> > yagi or even
> > a
> > > dish to get a better signal. Doubt tele2 would let me have one of=20
> > > their speedboxes to play with though.
> >
> > I've got a "speedbox" (sorry, can't help but laugh at that name, it=20
> > reminds me of Concorde), which connects to the aerial on the side of=20
> > my house via some RG58 cable. The aerial is basically a small=20
> > lunchbox strapped to a pole.
> >
> > > Do you know if there is reciever electronics in the 'aerial'? That
> > speedbox
> > > thing looked pretty small when I saw it. Any idea what
> > frequency they are
> > > on? Any other kit that can use that frequency?
> >
> > I would say there's electronics in both sides of the kit. The=20
> > speedbox is 32x20x6cm, and the aerial lunchbox is only about 50%=20
> > smaller than that. The frequency is their own, granted to them by the =
>
> > government, and it's in the GHz wavelength IIRC (I was interviewed =
> for=20
> > the position of Network Manager for Tele2 in Jan - shame I didn't get =
>
> > the job).
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Mike.
> >
> >
> >
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