>-----Original Message----- >From: laptop-discuss-bounces at opensolaris.org [mailto:laptop-discuss- >bounces at opensolaris.org] On Behalf Of Gary R. Schmidt >Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 8:26 PM >To: laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org >Subject: Re: [laptop-discuss] Wireless Channels > >Krishna, Geetanjali wrote: >>>>>>> Sigh. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Get on 'plane, fly to Tokyo, get taxi to Akihabara, purchase 13- >>> channel >>>>>>> WiFi card, go back whence I came, plug it in... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> Do you have 13-channel WiFi Access Point? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Okay, I get *back* on the plane, etcetera, etcetera, and >> purchase/steal >>>>> a 13-channel WAP, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.. >>>>> >>>>> Get it home, set it to channel 12 (Hah!) and then use my 13-channel >> WiFi >>>>> card to attach to it. >>>>> >>>>> Am I now in breach? >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Gary B-) >>>>> >>>> You are using illegal radio band >:o ;-) >>>> >>>> >>> And now for the punch line: No, I'm not, I'm in Australia and we allow >>> all 13 channels!!!! :-)' >>> >>> Nyah, nyah, nyah! >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Gary B-) >> >> And you got a trip to Tokyo out of it :-). It is curious though, if >> Australia allows 13 channels, 13 channel equipment should be available >> there. Is it not? >> >Yes, 13 channel equipment is available here, and I use it. > >The point I was trying to make was that "geographical distinctions" are >pointless when the items involved are trivially transportable. > >Hmm, would my laptop be illegal if I take it to an 11-channel country? >What if I set it to point-to-point mode? > > Cheers, > Gary B-)
Yes, completely agreed to. All these Federal regulations ....I guess they are trying to restrict the mass rather than the occasional cases. -Geeta
