[Repeater-Builder] Data link to repeater controller

2009-03-25 Thread cruizzer77
Just the other day I thought how cool it would be to have a data connection to a "bells and whistles" repeater controller, so that configuration or even software updates could be done remotely. If an internet connection is available at the repeater site this should not be a very big deal. But of

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Data link to repeater controller

2009-03-25 Thread Ken Arck
At 12:34 PM 3/25/2009, cruizzer77 wrote: >Just the other day I thought how cool it would be to have a data >connection to a "bells and whistles" repeater controller, so that >configuration or even software updates could be done remotely. If an >internet connection is available at the repeater s

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Data link to repeater controller

2009-03-25 Thread Nate Duehr
Cool right up until the point when a user keys up over your control signal on the input and you're trying to do something, or worse... they're maliciously trying to stop you from controlling your repeater. Far smarter/easier to keep repeater control stuff "out of band"... either via a control rece

[Repeater-Builder] Data link to repeater controller

2009-03-25 Thread cruizzer77
Just the other day I thought how cool it would be to have a data connection to a "bells and whistles" repeater controller, so that configuration or even software updates could be done remotely. If an internet connection is available at the repeater site this should not be a very big deal. But of