Drew Wutka
dbatech at wolfwares.com
Tue Nov 9 10:17:45 CST 2004
Telephony: 1) My question was trying to find a way to AVOID having a second line. A second line is not economically sound. 2) Wondering if you read my post. She is getting a land line. Normal phone. That is what she wants to dial out on. 3) She has a modem, i can get one. I need one with callerID, but that isn't bad. 4) Actually already have RAS setup. Connecting is simple. I just have to figure out the 'ignore' if it's not her part! 5) True, slow on her end. But slow is better then nothing. She does very little, other then web email, and looking for recipes online. Dialup is fine. If she really needs speed, she can just come over to my place! Wireless: 1) Not a good one. <grin> Though I guess 40 to 45 works. 2) Already have one. Works great, been using it for months. 3) I've had a firewall at home for a LONG time (4 or 5 years). It was ZoneAlarm, but now I do use my router's firewall. 4) She doesn't need 54 megabit (actually, my wireless is 108 mb, but that would probably have to definitely be closer.). Unless she REALLY wanted to surf the porn I have, there would be no point, because everything else on my home machine is databases, web pages, or vb source. She just needs internet access, and dialup speeds work fine. Drew -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John W. Colby Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 6:17 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Determine if modem should answer or not. Drew, Seriously consider the directional antenna. Students use these to link to campus a mile or more away. Telephony: 1) another phone line for you 2) Tie up her phone, plus it is cellular. 3) The modems to do it. 3) getting it set up. 4) VERY slow speed (expect 24kbit reliably) Wireless: 1) a nic on her end ($30-40) 2) a router on your end ($60 or less after rebates) 3) you end up with a "firewall" 4) She ends up with 54mbit / your internet speed Think about doing it! You can even buy VERY HIGH GAIN antennas for $125 or so, but the coffee can thing is enough for your use. 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: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 6:36 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Determine if modem should answer or not. Okay, this is going OT! <grin> I do love her, she is my best friend, but quite frankly, a relationship beyond friendship isn't going to work, we both know that. She has a boyfriend now, and is quite happy (as I am for her!), so that option is out. Come on now people, I thought this was the tech list! Am I going to have to figure this out all on my own? Drew -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Mark Breen Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 5:30 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Determine if modem should answer or not. Hello Drew, I have an alternate suggestion. Giving how highly you speak of this person, why not marry her, let her move in with you and then she can use your PC to email you. The money you could both spend on comms could be spent on dinners out. Mark in Ireland On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 05:23:21 -0600, Drew Wutka <dbatech at wolfwares.com> wrote: > That's what I thought. She lives across the street. At least 300 > yards. > > Drew > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Jon Tydda > Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 3:23 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. The contents are intended for recipient only and are > subject to the legal notice available on request from : > webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division > of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill > Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. 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