[SunRescue] Suburban Wireless?

[Brian Dunbar]

I *think* the max run on ethernet is 150 meters for the thin 'like telephone
wire stuff' and 600 meters for the coax type 'thin net' (can't think, must
drink more coffee).  I wouldn't want to leave the stuff just draped on the
ground - if you're far enough out in the country that no one objects, there
are the electrical problems, the critter problems etc.  Get some older
thinnet NICs, a ditch witch, the durable thinnet cable and plow away!  Don't
forget to get a map from the electric coop showing where the underground
utilities are.		brian


-----Original Message-----
From: Tugrul Galatali [mailto:tugrul at galatali.com]
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 10:40 PM
To: rescue at sunhelp.org
Subject: Re: [SunRescue] Suburban Wireless?


On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, mike dombrowski wrote:

> Hello all, I've toyed with the idea for a while and now I've found 
> people foolish/stupid/crazy enough to try it with me, a wireless 
> 802.11b network between our houses. Most of the points would be within 
[...]

	Just a comment... if you found people whacky enough to do this, why
not just run some cheap spools of CAT5 from house to house. It almost sounds
like you are the only houses in the area, or close to (I just skimmed the
email
so don't shoot me if I missed something). I don't think anyone would notice
or
seriously care if you have some cable dangling from tree to tree. It doesn't

have the cool factor, and you can't walk around outside with a laptop (at
least
not that far from the house), but its faster and can't be more expensive...
	The maximum run on ether is 1500 meters no? That should allow a
minimum
of repeaters (are their pure repeaters or do you just get a hub?) on a area
of
1-2 km with scattered houses.
	Just my 2 cents...

	Tugrul Galatali

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