[ale] Wireless?

[BHa at ixl.com]

Wireless is cheaper if you don't need more than a T1 connectivity.

However, if there are dark fiber available with minimal cost, take
advantages of it.  You never know if you will need gigabit
connectivity few years from now. ;-)

Bao

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Kinney [mailto:jkinney at teller.physics.emory.edu]
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 11:05 AM
To: Robert L. Harris
Cc: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] Wireless?


wireless bandwidth is pretty small. If they are interested in reasonable
connectivity speeds, wired/fiber is the best route. It will probably
remain that way for a long time. 

A better route than suspended fiber is buried fiber. Bury it along the
edge of the sidewalks connecting buildings at least 2' deep. The sidewalk
will provide both location info and some protection.

JimK

On Mon, 12 Jun 2000, Robert L. Harris wrote:

> 
> 
> I've been doing some free work for a local charter school to help them
> get closer to the technology curve.  We now have a working proxy server
> and a samba fileserver is next.
> 
> At any rate they need to network a number of buildings separated 
> by hard concrete.  The district is pushing for suspending fibre
> overland with the power/phone lines.  I'm thinking wireless.  I've got
> about 500" of clear line of sight to go.  Any good solutions?  Preferably
> as cheap as possible.  Backing it with a linux box is also a good
> thing if it helps.
> 
> 
> Thoughts?
>   Robert
> 
> 
> 
> :wq!
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