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Re: [LUG] Wireless Netowrking



Hi All,

I work for a company "PipingHot Networks" that is developing and
already has a small scale trial going on in Ashburton of exactly this.

The product is Broadband Wireless and delivers Ethernet to the 
end user. It is aimed at all markerts (SME,SOHO,Residential) and
will easily deliver 10BaseT connection. The product is based in the
3.5Ghz and uses DOCSIS as its base protocol over the air.

We are based if Ashburton Devon and if your intrested our web
site is:

www.pipinghotnetworks.com

I would be really intrested to know what sort of services you 
would like to see at the subscriber unit. (I.E. Firewall, NAT, DHCP
Server etc ). 

Cheers,
Col. 




On 01 Jun 2001 09:04:13 +0100, P.J.Weaver@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I've been spending some time on www.linuxnewbieboarg.org, and came across a 
> post about a company that has set up broad band wireless access into villages 
> in rural USA. Great idea really. Also found out about some geeks from 
> California doing something similar with Oreily.
> 
> http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2001/05/03/longshot.html
> http://www.wavelan.com/template.html?section=m85&page=2818&envelope=227
> 
> I was wondering if it would be possible to set up a city wide sort of thing in
>  a similar way, bypassing ADSL, and creating a "community area network". Cant
> find much on what licences you need though.
> 
> What I thought about, as a pipedream, nothing real as I'm sure it's much 
> more complex, was this:
> 
> Next year I move out of uni and leave my 10mbit connection behind :( A lot 
> of students are in a similar fix, and there is bound to be a small demand 
> for cheap net access. I was wondering if it would be possible to set up a 
> transmitter at Exeter Uni (top of harrison building say), and a receiver 
> base at some point in Mt. Plesant - and have that controlling a wireless 
> ethernet over a large distance (say half a mile).
> 
> This is all theorectically mind you.
> 
> I was wondering
> 
> 1) What are the capabilities of Ethernet 802.11 in built up areas?
> 2) What kind of licence is needed to operate the equipment in a scenario
> like that ^^^?
> 3) How much does the equipment cost?
> 
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> Paul Weaver
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Colin Ford               PipingHot Networks
Software Engineer        +44 (0)1364 655510 

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