[TriLUG] No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

Cristobal Palmer cristobalpalmer at gmail.com
Sun Nov 13 23:00:57 EST 2005


Assuming no obstructions, a wireless bridge to the barn should be no
problem (other than cost). Are there many metal obstructions _in_ the
barn?

On 11/13/05, Warren Weber <wrweber at hufta.net> wrote:
>
> I may have opened my mouth and volunteered myself to help someone network a
> barn currently under construction.  Ideally, they would like wireless but wired would
> be acceptable.  The idea is to have internet access for the kids at the barn
> before/after lessons since the barn is a bit remote (a fair piece outside of
> Creedmoor).  The owners would also like to have an as yet undetermined number of
> cameras they can use watch the facility (who's riding in the indoor ring, what's going
> on in the barns, etc.).
>
> The down sides I see (so far) are barn construction (mostly metal), non-standard
> provider (DirecWay), and distance from the internet connection (a couple of hundred
> yards from the barn).
>
> Obviously, any firewalling/routing/filesharing will be done on a Linux box.  :-)
>
> Thoughts?  Suggestions?  Ideas?
>
> Thanks!
> Warren
>
>
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>
> Warren Weber
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