I beg to differ. The range that 802.11b is roughly 25 miles, line of site using stock equipment. Standard off the shelf stuff with omni antenna's and directional antennas or patches. Check out www.netstumbler.com and review the forums. Benjamin Story wrote: > It's not 802.11b because 802.11b just doesn't have that type of > range. > On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 01:30:53PM -0500, Todd Davis wrote: > > The ISP in rural McLean is DTN Speednet (http://www.dtnspeed.net). The > > have good coverage over quite a bit of central Illinois (McLean, Logan, > > Mason, Menard, Cass, et. al. counties). Check their website for > > locations. > > > > BTW, I don't think they are using microwave, it's 802.11b. They usually > > put the antennae on a grain elevator in order to have power nearby. > > > > People that I've talked to who have it are pleased. Equipment runs > > ~$300, but they have a 30 day money back guarantee in case the reception > > doesn't cut it. > > > > On Wed, 2003-07-09 at 12:43, Benjamin Story wrote: > > > My company is using a wireless bridge from Proxim that is quite nice, > > > but expensive. We also have a shorter bridge with Cisco Aironet > > > equipment. Depending on where you're at, there are some rural > > > wireless ISPs now that use microwave towers. Adams.net in Adams and > > > Brown counties is one example. I know there's one in rural McLean, > > > but I don't know their name. > > > On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 12:39:48PM -0500, Joe Tosetti wrote: > > > > I'm helping a small rural fire department set up remote access to their > > > > office. They would like to use wireless due to poor phone lines and lack of > > > > cable/dsl service in the area. The 2 locations which would need access are 3 > > > > miles from the main location. Does anyone have any recommendations on > > > > products. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Todd Davis (tdavis@msfw.com) > > Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE #807101281603181) > > > > > > - > > To unsubscribe, send email to majordomo@luci.org with > > "unsubscribe luci-discuss" in the body. > > -- > -- > Benjamin Story > > () Join the ASCII ribbon campaign against HTML email and Microsoft-specific > /\ attachments. If I wanted to read HTML, I would have visited your website! > Support open standards. > > - > To unsubscribe, send email to majordomo@luci.org with > "unsubscribe luci-discuss" in the body. -- Christopher Rector, MCSE Computer Information Specialist Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Department of Ob/Gyn 217-545-9182
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