> > You might be interested with what we are doing a www.evanton.net ,
and
> > its going to be run on BSD and Linux Servers as well.
>
> Broadband? Care to expand any more , whats the technology behind it
, from
> what i can gather conventional broadband doesn't stretch past
Inverness?
>
Its a combined BTO Sat uplink and ISDN over a 11mbps Wireless Lan.
Nothing to fancy...
Bit like what you are thinking about in the next paragraph
> I've toyed with the idea of sharing my SatModem connection with the
locals
> if/when i can ever get hold of it. The general population here can't
afford
> internet access here and even when they can , the best they can
achieve with
> a normal modem is 31k. There is ISDN here but currently the only
user (
> considering BT's pricing of it ) is the post office in the village.
The local
> schools have computers but little/no net access from what i can
gather.
Same problem here, Thats why we decided to run as low a cost as
possible wireless lan, as much bandwidth we can afford ( 4 x64k ISDN
and one 512/155ish ADSL Satallite link- leased line to replace ISDN if
we can afford it!), and share it with the community. Run local mail,
web, chat,ftp,cashe and even game servers (when I have a spare box)
and allow the locals to use it..
>
> Fortunately i've got the funding of a large IT company for my net
needs.
> Afterall what use is a SatModem if i only ever need terminal access
anyway.
>
> I've looked into the idea of sharing the connection , but not in
much detail.
> From what i can gather all i'd need is a good location ( i'm sited
atop a
> hill looking down over the entire village 4 miles away ) and a big
antenna.
>
4 miles is pushing it , although O'Reilly using wireless links shared
some of thier bandwidth to a small community 21 miles away
You could use a point to point link to a reciver in the village.....
But I have enough problems with the local logistics here!!
> If the antenna here is big enough then the locals would be able to
access it
> with just a conventional wireless lan card ( if i read the technical
stuff
> correctly - all new to me though ). I'd need a license though.
Not if you use 803.11b, 2.4ghz band licence free... One of the reasons
we are using it... And big Antennas!!
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