Thanks, Clay. That looks interesting. If I don't find a dish, I'll try it.
Gerry
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From: Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Pringles can antenna
google it
clay
On 25 Aug 2007, at 01:52,
Pringles can antenna
google it
clay
On 25 Aug 2007, at 01:52, archer wrote:
Can pickup my neighbors broadband from the driveway by the house
with a
laptop, but can't pick it up by the shop which is about 200 ft
behind the
house where I would like to.
Thought about buying a TVDirect
Though I'm starting to think twice about that. I may redesign it for E/W with
the drain end a bit lower
Luther
On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:12:30 -0500, Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Negative. It will be sloped N/S. Only gravity flow to allow any vapor to
travel up away from clean
the guy next door had broadband and we ran a
cable through the wall... Worked out great for both of us.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:28:44 -0400
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Here's the skinny from my buddy with the wireless dish
stuff:
Got some pictures below. First the dish is exactly the
same as the Dish network dish except for the feed
horn. I first took the feed horn apart and removed all
the electronics and then drilled a good size hole down
through the shaft
Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs
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If she's really interested in the idea lay a CAT6 cable across
next door had
broadband and we ran a cable through the wall...
Worked out great for both of us.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:28:44 -0400
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Depends on how much of it you drink while you are doingthe install - or how
much beer
BillR
Next house I build or remodel is going to have fiber
and CAT5/6 throughout. it's cheap as wine anymore.
Dan
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great for both of us.
-Curt
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This looks like about everything one could need to know in order to hook up
one these.
Thanks,
Gerry
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Here's the skinny from my buddy with the wireless dish
stuff:
Got some pictures below.
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On 8/25/07, archer
Hursty said.
not at radio shack. i made the mistake of telling my ex wife to pick up 100
feet of cat5e at radio shack while she was a blockbuster next door. it was
75 bucks!
On 8/26/07, LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Better yet, lay fiber. It's goshawful cheap any more,
and you can
Can pickup my neighbors broadband from the driveway by the house with a
laptop, but can't pick it up by the shop which is about 200 ft behind the
house where I would like to.
Thought about buying a TVDirect reflector from a used store and mounting a
USB Linksys remote in it in place of the
A buddy of mine at work has a summer home on Grand
Traverse Bay in Michigan. The closest access point is
the public library, a straight shot across nearly 3/8
of a mile of open water. He used a satellite dish and
a Linksys repeater to get a signal. Says it works
great, and the best part is that
It would be great if you can get the details, Dan. Sounds like the small
DirectTV dish might work at 200'. Those are plentiful in used stores but
the big dishes have gotten scarce.
Thanks,
Gerry
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From: LWB250
I dropped him a note. I'll post his info here when I
get it.
Dan
--- archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It would be great if you can get the details, Dan.
Sounds like the small
DirectTV dish might work at 200'. Those are
plentiful in used stores but
the big dishes have gotten scarce.
Thanks, Dan.
Gerry
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I dropped him a note. I'll post his info here when I
get it.
Dan
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Gerry
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I dropped him a note. I'll post his info here when I
get it.
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Thanks, Dan.
Gerry
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I dropped him a note. I'll post his info here when I
get it.
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You will need a wireless bridge. Then, for the connection to your shop,
connect another wireless router to the bridge. You will have to configure
the bridge with a computer attached to it, then add the second router. There
are standalone bridges, or routers with bridge capabilities (USR
Bridge mode is used to connect two isolated networks wirelessly. If this
feature is enabled, wireless clients will not be able to connect to the
Wireless MAXg Router. Bridging is used if you are trying to connect two
networks or two groups of wired clients, each with its own Wireless MAXg
archer wrote:
It would be great if you can get the details, Dan. Sounds like the small
DirectTV dish might work at 200'. Those are plentiful in used stores but
the big dishes have gotten scarce.
What about the mid-size dishes?
I've got a Channel Master C-band dish (it was one way
I use B because it works more reliably with various OSes and is fast
enough for me (i.e. faster than my broadband connection).
Allan
Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
do you know why i'm on B though? it's something that i've thought of asking
you guys now for 2 years, but have always been
The Apple AirPort has done bridging since it was
introduced. You could also use an AirPort Express to
do it, too.
MacDan
--- Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You will need a wireless bridge. Then, for the
connection to your shop, connect another wireless
router to the bridge. You will
Here's what I made. http://www.gulseth.net/wifi/index.html
Luther
On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:17:11 -0500, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
archer wrote:
It would be great if you can get the details, Dan. Sounds like the small
DirectTV dish might work at 200'. Those are plentiful in
Sure, if you want to pay the premium that Apple products command.
Luther
On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:44:18 -0500, LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Apple AirPort has done bridging since it was
introduced. You could also use an AirPort Express to
do it, too.
MacDan
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Thanks, Luther, that looks like a good possibility if the dish doesn't pick
up the signal from the shop.
Gerry
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You will need a wireless bridge. Then, for the connection to your shop,
not quite. here is the logic.
i presume i have a finite amount of signal from comcast. i want to run
many computers on that signal, basically having a computer in every room of
the house. if i used a G system, each computer would suck more signal than
if i use a B system. so to be able to add
Airport Express looks like it plugs into a 110v socket?
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From: LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Apple AirPort has done bridging since it was
introduced. You could also use an AirPort Express to
do it, too.
MacDan
--- Luther
Clever! Is that a special curve? Looks like a plywood base plus aluminum
valley reflector?
Gerry
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Here's what I made. http://www.gulseth.net/wifi/index.html
Luther
archer wrote:
It
Parabolic shape with the antenna at the focal point. I'm using the same shape
for my solar veg oil heater.
Luther
On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:10:27 -0500, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Clever! Is that a special curve? Looks like a plywood base plus aluminum
valley reflector?
Gerry
Sure does. It also has Ethernet , USB and audio
jacks.
Dan
--- archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Airport Express looks like it plugs into a 110v
socket?
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The Apple AirPort has done
Got a picture of the veg oil heater?
Gerry
Parabolic shape with the antenna at the focal point. I'm using the same
shape for my solar veg oil heater.
Luther
On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:10:27 -0500, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Clever! Is
The computers don't suck signals or bandwidth, for
that matter. They only create traffic on the network
when there is input or output on the network port.
There are packets that are used to ping the access
point from time to time, but they are pretty
insignificant in the grand scheme of things.
True, but I've had Linksys, Motorola, Cisco and others
and they were a PITA when it came to configuring and
setup. (I'm a net admin at work, so I've got a
*little* bit of experience doing this.) Apple's stuff
is a breeze to set up and configure compared to them.
Right now you can buy refurb
http://www.gulseth.net/solar/
Luther
On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:36:29 -0500, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Got a picture of the veg oil heater?
Gerry
Parabolic shape with the antenna at the focal point. I'm using the same
shape for my
i presume i have a finite amount of signal from comcast. i want to
run
many computers on that signal, basically having a computer in every
room of
the house. if i used a G system, each computer would suck more signal
than
if i use a B system. so to be able to add more computers
On 8/25/07, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It would be great if you can get the details, Dan. Sounds like the small
DirectTV dish might work at 200'. Those are plentiful in used stores but
the big dishes have gotten scarce.
Thanks,
Gerry
The small dish works better than 200' for direct
On 8/25/07, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It would be great if you can get the details, Dan. Sounds like the small
DirectTV dish might work at 200'. Those are plentiful in used stores but
the big dishes have gotten scarce.
Thanks,
Gerry
The small dish works better than 200' for direct
On 8/25/07, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It would be great if you can get the details, Dan. Sounds like the small
DirectTV dish might work at 200'. Those are plentiful in used stores but
the big dishes have gotten scarce.
Thanks,
Gerry
The small dish works better than 200' for direct
So you mount it east-west and change the tilt according to the time of year.
Should work well.
Gerry
http://www.gulseth.net/solar/
Luther
On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:36:29 -0500, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Got a picture of the veg oil heater?
Gerry
On 8/25/07, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It would be great if you can get the details, Dan. Sounds like the small
DirectTV dish might work at 200'. Those are plentiful in used stores but
the big dishes have gotten scarce.
Thanks,
Gerry
The small dish works better than 200' for direct
Negative. It will be sloped N/S. Only gravity flow to allow any vapor to
travel up away from clean warm product. It will also be used to reclaim
methanol.
Luther
On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:28:58 -0500, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So you mount it east-west and change the tilt according to
I second what Tom said ---
On 8/22/07, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Any of the major brands work well the feedbacl you'll get will be
based on users opinion of the setup menu.
I'm assuming you will be connecting to the internet? Then don't bother
with anyone's 2X or Speedboost
Bought this last night for $18 and shipping. Retails for $49.99.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=140148809475ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:ITih=004
On 8/24/07, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I second what Tom said ---
On 8/22/07, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Any of
i'm still on B
On 8/22/07, Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The N speed is not yet a standard and will not become one for at
least a year. One could get a router that is N speed, but should
also purchase the same brand N cards for use in laptop. Keeps things
flowing well since the
Could be worse ... I am currently on wire (6 systems).
On 8/24/07, Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
i'm still on B
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do you know why i'm on B though? it's something that i've thought of asking
you guys now for 2 years, but have always been embarrased to.
On 8/24/07, Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Could be worse ... I am currently on wire (6 systems).
On 8/24/07, Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
For the same reason I am running Pentium II and Pentium III computers in my
house -- you haven't found an economic reason yet to upgrade, because what
you have works for you?
On 8/24/07, Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
do you know why i'm on B though? it's something that i've thought of
http://www.usr.com/products/networking/wireless-product.asp?sku=USR5461
I just snagged one of these tonight for the sole reason that it can function as
a wireless bridge. Currently has a $20 rebate from USR.
Luther
On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:46:23 -0500, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I second
Any of the major brands work well the feedbacl you'll get will be
based on users opinion of the setup menu.
I'm assuming you will be connecting to the internet? Then don't bother
with anyone's 2X or Speedboost technology - get a straight wireless G
router (they all make them). The reason is
You want wireless or wired? It doesn't really matter I guess, I use
LinkSys stuff which seems to be fine, Belkin makes stuff (I have read
where they are a bit easier to set up, but the LinkSys is not hard), and
some other kinds. They also come in various speeds (designated by
letters, N is
Apple Airport Extreme.
Yeah, yeah, I know - it's an Apple product. However,
it's set up to work with either Mac or Windoze
platforms, and does it quite well.
Probably one of the nicest features it has is the
capability for a shared printer and network attached
storage, or NAS. That's any
I have a great little hardware firewall up on eBay. Used for small
business applications and retails for $500. I am sure you can bid
less than that. Should provide a bit more security than M$ has in
mind for you.
http://tinyurl.com/2vy43d
On 22 Aug 2007, at 11:45, Tom Hargrave wrote:
The N speed is not yet a standard and will not become one for at
least a year. One could get a router that is N speed, but should
also purchase the same brand N cards for use in laptop. Keeps things
flowing well since the compatibility in by no mean guaranteed else wise
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