On Thu, 2003-11-27 at 15:56, Brad Beveridge wrote: > How expensive are the freq shifters? Every client would also need > one, correct? Yes, a shifter per client.
> Add the cost of a wireless card + antenna + shifter up & it may be > less attractive. IT will cost around $90 IIRC. The shifter is useless for anyone who is not at the University, so I imagine there would be a buy-back scheme for the shifters. The antenna and the 802.11 card are quite useful pieces of kit, so I would not be slitting my wrists over having them :) ADSL is more expensive to install. > What is the reason for needing to shift out of the standard 2.4Ghz > band? (sorry if I missed this & am asking a dumb question) It is to stop non-CTA users from using the network. I think the rationale is: fewer people, you know who they are, and you don't have to confer their degrees if they do not pay their bills. (Yes, this does happen.) -- Michael JasonSmith http://www.ldots.org/
