Sarah Line of sight is usually defined as to the horizon. Having said that you are correct we are talking about radio transmitions and any radio transmition can be blocked intercepted and tampered with if you have the skills or in this case if the solar flair activity were strong enough. It wasn't that many years ago where a whole power grid was taken down and communications from satellites is often interrupted.
Having said that these cases don't happen all that often but they do happen. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sarah Cranston Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 9:50 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: RE: [Braillenote] A Question for you Techies and Dean and Jonathon: Bruce, I'm curious about what you mean by "line of sight", when having to do with wireless networks. All the WiFi networks I have seen act more like radio transmissions, in other words, the signal can pass through walls and other solid barriers. For instance, I can stand in front of my house and connect to my wireless network. Thanks, Sarah -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bruce Alexander Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 8:46 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] A Question for you Techies and Dean and Jonathon: Brenda: As wireless networks are generally what is known as Line Of Sight connections, Solar Activity should have no bearing upon their operations. Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brenda Mueller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 9:54 PM Subject: [Braillenote] A Question for you Techies and Dean and Jonathon: >I have heard that at least the United States will be affected by solar >flares for a couple of days. How will these affect people using wireless? >How about active sink? That uses a frequency, too, doesn't it? People might >think their machines are not working when it might be about weather on the >sun. What does Humanware know about those frequencies and how they will be >affected? If you can help those people who like these wireless things, you >might post here. Just trying to help. > > Brenda Mueller > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.19/92 - Release Date: 9/7/2005 > > ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
