On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 10:03 AM, John Aldrich
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Well, if nothing else, do you have LOS between the two buildings? If so,
> maybe a point-to-point wireless circuit would work.
I'm actually somewhat interested in this. Do people here have any
experience, positive or negative, with short-haul point-to-point
line-of-sight fixed wireless? (Wireless could mean radio or optical.)
The common scenario would be: Two buildings across the street from
each other. Not feasible to run a hard line. But you can get a clear
line-of-sight from the roofs.
I wouldn't want to run my LAN over a common 802.11 link -- there are
problems with throughput (especially when under heavy load),
reliability, and security. (So a Pringles can is not an option,
sorry.)
But I'm assuming by taking advantage of this specific scenario,
something better would be possible. Proprietary gear is acceptable,
since if you're just linking two points, you don't have to worry about
interoperability. Ideally, I'd like something achieving at least 100
megabit switched LAN speeds, with solid encryption ("VPN class", if
you will).
-- Ben
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