The very same idea came to me before, but having fans and disks that break adds too many points of failure for our network.
A friend and I are coming up with specs for a really long 802.11b link (some 20km, maybe more, over open ocean). The idea is to minimize transmission line losses by eliminating connectors, cabling, etc. This would mean mounting the AP right at the antenna, as close to the feed as possible. Thoughts of waterproof tupperware-like enclosures come to mind... Short backfire (SBF) antennas provide the highest gain and are fairly directional. Plus they're easy to build ;) Look here for an example (url may wrap): http://www.frars.org.uk/cgi-bin/render.pl?pageid=1076 Do you think this may result in NTC-related complications? > -----Original Message----- > From: Hagibis Fan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 10:56 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [plug] OT: Cheap 802.11b AP's > > > An idea, if you have a disposable laptop (486 or something) > just take a 802.11b pcmcia card and build your own. Dont > know if this is still possible but I did it years ago with > pre-802.11b cards (but point-to-point only or "ad-hoc"). > I dont see why it wouldnt work, or at least in ad-hoc mode. > > The downside is thaht the access points aren't much expensive > than the cards right now. I see access points on sale at $80-$100 > from where I am, pcmcia cards are like $50,$60 on sale. > And dropping. Also, there's still ebay.... > > whats a "backfire antenna"? > > jondz > > > > > > > Hi! > > > > Does anyone know where i can get dirt cheap 802.11b access > points? I mean > > *really* disposable-kind-of-cheap. I plan on taking them > apart and mounting > > the insides directly onto short backfire antennas. > > > > I've heard of generic 802.11b equipment, is there such a thing? > > > > > > TIA! > > > > jan > > > > -- > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > > . > > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > > . > > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > > > > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > . > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > . > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
