Re: WiFi Repeater?

2004-01-07 Thread Morlock Elloi
Forget about repeater. 13-15 db flat panel antenna will get you access to distant APs - up to one mile in favourable conditions. 18db grid dish will connect you to omnidirectional AP within 2 miles. = end (of original message) Y-a*h*o-o (yes, they scan for this) spam follows:

Small embedded computer board? (SLD PXA 255 DIMM)

2004-01-07 Thread Thomas Shaddack
http://www.hw-server.com/test/sld_hws.html Take a look at the DIMM modules. Looks like a good candidate for a battery-powered portable VoIP/GSM encrypted cellphone. Add a GPRS modem or a cellphone (or, for landline version, a modem), a small display/keyboard, and eg. SpeakFreely with suitable

Re: WiFi Repeater?

2004-01-07 Thread Greg Broiles
At 11:20 AM 1/6/2004, Tyler Durden wrote: I'm thinking about a WiFi repeater... Imagine I work on a high floor in an office tower, but I know that very nearby, on the ground floor, there's a public WiFi hotspot. Now let's say I want to be able to access that hotspot, but I'm currently out of

Re: Small embedded computer board? (SLD PXA 255 DIMM)

2004-01-07 Thread Thomas Shaddack
I was considering this avenue as well. Would be something between good and perfect, but the cost is prohibitive :( Also, there are security concerns with multi-purpose devices, as they are more complicated and more prone to exploitation; secure devices should have as few functions as possible

Re: Engineers in U.S. vs. India

2004-01-07 Thread Jim Dixon
On Wed, 7 Jan 2004, Sarad AV wrote: Today, Bangalore stands ahead of Bay Area, San Francisco and California, with a lead of 20,000 techies, while employing a total number of 1.5 lakh engineers. I live in bangalore,those figures are correct. Meaning that 150,000 engineers are employed

Re: Engineers in U.S. vs. India

2004-01-07 Thread Steve Mynott
Jim Dixon wrote: The term 'engineer' is far from precise; in the UK most people who work with tools can be called engineers but people who write software generally are NOT called engineers. There are further complications: for example, in I have had jobs as a software engineer in the UK and since

Re: Engineers in U.S. vs. India

2004-01-07 Thread Jim Dixon
On Wed, 7 Jan 2004, Steve Mynott wrote: The term 'engineer' is far from precise; in the UK most people who work with tools can be called engineers but people who write software generally are NOT called engineers. There are further complications: for example, in I have had jobs as a

Re: Engineers in U.S. vs. India

2004-01-07 Thread Sarad AV
Today, Bangalore stands ahead of Bay Area, San Francisco and California, with a lead of 20,000 techies, while employing a total number of 1.5 lakh engineers. I live in bangalore,those figures are correct. However, the educational system has to be seen to be fully appreciated. I spent

Re: Engineers in U.S. vs. India

2004-01-07 Thread Steve Mynott
Jim Dixon wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2004, Steve Mynott wrote: The term 'engineer' is far from precise; in the UK most people who work with tools can be called engineers but people who write software generally are NOT called engineers. There are further complications: for example, in I have had jobs