[TriLUG] OT: comms inside a corrugated metal building

[Dewey Hylton via TriLUG]

I've had really good results with the Ubiquiti equipment; I currently
employ older versions of what you find here: 

    https://www.ui.com/airmax/nanostationm/

One of my sites uses this successfully through trees and in the rain.
It's used mostly for pushing backups via zfs snapshots, but even during
the snapshot transmissions, comms work well in both directions.

I have nothing but good things to say about this equipment - it just
works. Another thing to consider is that you will need essentially the
same equipment on both sides no matter you how connect it all - and the
Ubiquiti gear is cheap enough that even if you were unsatisfied with it
you wouldn't be throwing much money out the door. 

As for the AT&T issue, I've deployed boosters at 3 sites using equipment
from https://www.wilsonamplifiers.com ... In 2 of the 3 cases, we have
great results. In the last case, coverage outside the building is so bad
that I believe there's not enough signal to actually boost ...

On topic: the Ubiquiti kit runs linux under the covers ... :)

----- On Aug 15, 2019, at 8:51 AM, Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion trilug at trilug.org wrote:

> As John and Mauricio said, with line of sight a good p2p bridge is a
> relatively inexpensive option for getting on-network, but obviously won't
> help the cellular situation.
> 
> You need 2 bridges like this:
> https://www.provantage.com/ubiquiti-networks-pbe-5ac-gen2~7UBNT0FM.htm
> 
> ..and 2 surge suppressors:
> https://www.provantage.com/ubiquiti-networks-eth-sp-g2~7UBNT0JR.htm
> 
> The last I heard, AT&T no longer sells or activates the Cisco DPH153-AT
> microcells.  They work well, but they have to be plugged in via Ethernet
> and only work with 3G data.
> 
> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LQY019O/
> 
> -Wes
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