[ale] new laptop and wireless w/ *nix

[Hogg, Russell E]

I've built a couple of el-cheapo antennas myself.  I think the 10 mile thing is hogwash.  The articles I've read with claims like that involve high priced yagis (directional) and amplification.  

I don't want to discourage you from building coffee can antennas though.
Here's a comparison I used.


http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/has.html


For what it's worth the coffee can style antennas won.  And they are the easiest to build (or maybe the easiest not to screw up)

If you're interested in an amp they can be had on ebay for a few hundred dollars.  Also I think linksys is in the process of releasing a consumer level amp for use with their APs.  My disk just bit the dust so I'm afraid I've lost the URL.

As far as a free wireless network this site might interest you.


http://www.atlantafreenet.org


good luck.


Russ





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-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Turner [mailto:artic_knight at yahoo.com] 
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 2:01 AM
To: ale at ale.org
Subject: [ale] new laptop and wireless w/ *nix


hey i realize this is a linux group but i figure unix and bsd cant be off
topic ;) im getting a mac and since it comes with a wireless card was
interested in war walking to some degree but mostly i was moreso
interested in the whole wireless epidemic. currently im gathering plans
for cheep repeaters and antennas to extend the range, from what ive
gatherd theres 2 types of antenna the soup/coffee can (mainly line of
sight) and the pringles (regular wire on a stick) my question is tho i see
how they can get a pringles to transmit 10 miles, does that mean it can
also recieve just as far?  anyone done this stuff and got any fun stories
and pointers? im thinking we need to set up a "free net" of wireless solar
powerd access points and lan the planet :-p anyone for recreating the internet?


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