1. Even if you find a way to run cable, remember that 10Base-T Ethernet has
a 100-meter (330-foot) limitation on cable length. This isn't usually a
problem on LANs, but "down the street" can easily exceed this distance. In
any case, if you have to cross a street to get there, I doubt you will come
up with a cable-based solution.
2. There are radio systems that might work, if you have a clear line of
sight to your friend. I don't recall the details -- last time I looked at
this stuff was about 4 years ago -- but I do recall they weren't cheap (in
our case, they weren't cheaper than trenching for cable, itself an expensive
proposition). Perhaps someone else on the list is current on this stuff?
3. The cheapest option might well be for each of you to get a dedicated
phone line and use them to maintain a 24/7 modem connection. Don't know your
local phone costs, but around here, umlimited-local-calling residential
lines go for $15/month and messge-unit ones for about $12, for a total cost
of $310 per year for 2 lines (one of each kind). Add in the modems and you
have a first-year cost of around $400-450. This may be more than you wanted
to spend, but I'll be (pleasantly) surprised if you find any solution that
is cheaper.
At 02:08 PM 1/24/99 -0600, Andrew R. Brink wrote:
>Since you all are probably the smartest people i know of I'll ask this.
>
>I want to network my computer and a friends computer together, he lives
>all the way down the street......the problem is that i cant think of a
>way to get cable over the street or under it.....we have a server that
>we can put in the middle of us too.
>
>Can you all think of anything?
>
>Thanks
>Andrew Brink
>Age 15
>
>
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