Sabi ni Carlo noong Wed, 23 Aug 2000 19:17:06 +0800
> A friend of mine asked me an interesting question; how does one make
> a network with his neighbors?
Interesting project ! Will there be some form of Intranet?
> Some specs:
> * ~10 houses
> * some are beside each other
> * some are a few houses away (2-3)
> * the farthest go as far as across the street then 3 houses away
> * budget for about 3 hubs
>
> Can twisted pair cabling handle the 'outside' environment?
Yes, I think so. I do suggest reinforcing it with cable housing though. The
problem, however, isn't physical, it's legal. The houses that are side-by-side
aren't too much of a problem, because the cable can simply cross their fences.
Not sure that you can run cables across a public road, or on the utilities'
electrical or telephone poles without a permit. Technically, your friend's
setting up a WAN if the cable will so much as touch a public road. Now, if all
the houses are within a private subdivision, the legal issue might be much
simpler, and might not even be an issue.
Mabuhay.
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