Mitsules, Mark
Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com
Tue Nov 9 07:52:30 CST 2004
Shamil, This competition is definitely on "the edge", and not suited for practical application. The competition, IIRC, was held in the desert to achieve the greatest possible line-of-site. Sadly, I don't think this contest website contains any actual technical data...it is just a recap of the competition. http://www.wifi-shootout.com/home.html HTH, Mark -----Original Message----- From: Shamil Salakhetdinov [mailto:shamil at users.mns.ru] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 8:33 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Determine if modem should answer or not. Mark, Mark, I'm interested in that too because I've 802.11b router and wireless card... This link http://www.wifi-shootout.com/ doesn't work here :( Pinging it works OK (~20ms) but I can't get shown in IE. What is its full URL? Shamil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mitsules, Mark" <Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com> To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 3:45 PM Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Determine if modem should answer or not. > It CAN be done. 300 yards...hah! How about 55.1 miles using 802.11b!!! > http://www.wifi-shootout.com/ > > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon Tydda [mailto:Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk] > Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 4:23 AM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Determine if modem should answer or not. > > > I was going to suggest that, but I wasn't sure of the range. 300 yards is > quite a distance, even for a directional antenna. > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: John W. Colby [mailto:jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com] > Sent: 09 November 2004 00:51 > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Determine if modem should answer or not. > > > Forget telephony. Get her a wireless NIC that will take an external > antenna. Build / buy a coffee can directional antenna. Connect it to her > wireless NIC, and thus her to your wireless router. She now has screaming > internet access. > > http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1641185,00.asp > http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/448 > http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/has.html > > Or just google pringle antenna > > Other useful places. > > http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1273593,00.asp > http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,37024,00.asp > > This stuff actually works > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: > http://folding.stanford.edu/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Drew Wutka > Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 7:18 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: [dba-Tech] Determine if modem should answer or not. > > > Okay, I have a problem, that I am relatively clueless on where to start. > I'll try to make this short and sweet. My best friend in the world lives > about 1000 feet from me. She has had a cell phone, and cell phone only for > a while. Her budget is very tight. She has a computer (actually a little > better then my home desktop), but no way to get on the internet. She > doesn't have cable, and until recently, no land phone. > > Her mother is getting her a land phone. Now she would like internet > connectivity. So would I, cause I would like to be able to just email her > sometimes! Problem, even really cheap dialup is $9.99 a month, and that's > money she can barely spend. > > I, on the other hand, have a SCREAMING DSL connection (3 mgb down, and 384kb > up). I also have Windows 2000 server, which has Routing and Remote Access, > so I can actually connect her to my network, and thus out to the internet, > through RAS. That, I can do. Problem, one, I have no modem. (I'm working > on that!) Two, I only have one phone line, and there is no reason for me to > have 2. The second line would be just for her, and would also be more > expensive then her just getting dialup. If I connect my home phone to my > server, however, it will answer on every call. Sort of annoying, because > then I lose my answering machine, and I wouldn't get messages. What I need > to do, is to have the modem pickup, only if the caller id (which I have) > matches HER home number. (If she wants to call me, she can call me with her > cell). > > Any ideas? I know I'll need to use Telephony, but that is the limit of what > I know on this subject. > > Drew > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally > privileged. 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