[NTLUG:Discuss] wireless network

[Tom Tumelty]

I want a wireless network that will work in either of
2 buildings which are about 500 feet apart. i.e. i
want to be able to be at home and access data at my
office without tying up a phone line, etc , or without
running a cable if possible between the two buildings.
there are some trees (not many) and a square area
between the two buildings enclosed by a cyclone fence.

the only other obstacles i know of wojuld be the
walls...possibly needing to penetrate  up to 3
sheetrock walls and a brick exterior. but i could
always move it near a window :-)  .

I would also like to access the internet through this
network, my connection is only a 56k dialup which
connects any where from 28k to 41k

if i was to get the better antennas (full wave length
i think) would that allow me to do this? 


Thanks,


--- MadHat <madhat at unspecific.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-07-21 at 18:49, Tom Tumelty wrote:
> > I am considering a wireless SOHO network. Are
> there
> > advantages to  802.11G over  802.11B standard? I
> know
> > G is several times as fast as the B standard. 
> > 
> 
> I have been using wireless with my linux notebooks
> for a few years now. 
> This is some of my experience.
> 
> What are you wanting to do with the wireless?  If
> you are using it to
> surf the web and check mail, think about the fact
> that if you are on DSL
> or Cable, or a T1, you are going to max your
> Internet connection out at
> 1.2~1.5Mb/s, so 11Mb/s is going to be more than
> enough.  If you are
> going to be trying to watch a movie MPEG encoded
> from a central file
> server...  use wires.  I hvae been luck in that I
> have not had issues
> with my 2.4GHz phone.  I like the Orinoco cards
> because almost every
> Distro I have played with has it built into the
> default kernel, at least
> as a module, but also have a few Linksys/D-Link
> cards as well.  The
> Prism2 card are cheaper, but as of late have been
> upgraded to a Prism2.5
> or something else and we have discussed on the list
> issues with those
> cards.
> 
> > how do security and other capabilities of these
> > standards compare? 
> > 
> 
> Security is the same as of now.  You can make both
> secure if you want
> to, but in this day, if you enable the 128b
> encryption and don't
> broadcast SSIDs, then you are fairly safe because
> there are so many open
> targets.  Unless someone is targeting you
> specifically, like they know
> you are they know you  have something they want, I
> wouldn't worry about
> it.  I usually run mine wide open, but don't route
> the IPs, just to see
> who stumbles across it.  You can always dole out IPs
> that only route to
> a VPN, then you have to use the VPN to get to
> anything.  This is the way
> I have been setting it up for companies and what is
> recommended by mast
> security companies.
> 
> > what are the ranges these standards are capable of
> > working in ? 
> 
> realistically, I can move around my house of ~1.7K
> sqft with no problem,
> and pick it up in the driveway.  I can pick up
> signals of open relays
> while driving down the freeway at 70mph.  If you
> have a booster on your
> reciever, you can get really good distance.  But... 
> expect to need one
> or two access ponts in your house for good coverage.
> 
> > 
> > Thanks in advance for any information.  
> > 
> > I am sure i could look this information up but
> that
> > takes much time that i do not currently have and i
> am
> > hoping for some guidance at this point.
> 
> Someone already pointed out the Linksys website.  It
> is a good reference
> for information.  I have been using the Linksys and
> Belkin products.  I
> have not had much luck with the G, but it was just
> ratified, so when you
> get it, you'll want to do a firmware upgrade to amke
> sure it is in
> compliance.
> 
> -- 
> MadHat at Unspecific.com
> `But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice
> remarked.
> `Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: `we're all
> mad here...'
>    -- Lewis Carroll -
> _Alice's_Adventures_in_Wonderland_
> 
> 
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