[TriLUG] OT : Long distance Wireless Access Points

[Jon Carnes]

Actually there are a lot of solutions to this problem:
  - Lasers work great if you have line of site and a steady platform (but you 
said you don't...).
  - There is a "Campus" radio solution that is already licensed for use 
specifically for this type of application.  It works up to 10 miles, but is 
really only practical for about 2 miles.  Last time I priced it, the cost was 
around $7k (but that was over two years ago).  It's a digitally encrypted 
setup that works pretty good.
  - VPN via your internet connections.  Try to setup both sites using the 
same provider.  If you get on the same segment then your bandwidth and 
latency will be awesome.
  - If you are not worried about bandwidth or latency then there is always 
the carrier pidgeon option.  As I recall there is even an IEEE approved 
protocol for this.

Jon
===
On Friday 15 February 2002 04:42 pm, you wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Feb 2002, Joe Meador wrote:
> > I guess it helps to read the posts of the previous day - sorry for
> > posting basically a repeat of of what someone already said.  I checked
> > out some of the links that Mike Johnson sent and that has been
> > interesting.  I don't know which antenna we would need though - for
> > starters the 2 initial LANs would be about 1 - 1.5 miles part without
> > a clear view.  Thanks for your help.
>
> If you don't have an unobstructed, line-of-sight view, than nothing
> unlicensed will work for you.  You'll have to apply to the FCC for a
> license, which will be very time consuming and require a lot of expertise.
> I doubt you're interested in running a radio station/cell phone tower,
> which is the kinda of complexity I'm talking about.  You'll probably find
> it more cost effective to get Frame Relay connections from your phone
> company, or other Internet access (cable modem, DSL, whatever), with a VPN
> solution.
>
> --Jeremy
>
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