[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 05/01/2007 10:48:19 AM: > > > Amos Shapira wrote: > > On 05/01/07, Howard Lowndes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> The ACMA fine for doing a network installation by an unlicenced person. > > > > > > Sounds very strange. > > > > What would differentiate the "ALDI" network (for the sake of this thread) > > from the D-Link+Desktop+Laptop+ATA wire 100mbit ethernet network I have at > > home right now? Have I broken the law by putting it up? After all it is > > connected to the PSTN both through the ADSL modem and the ATA. > > It's in the interpretation of the word "installation". Usually, if it's
> a "permanent" fixture, with wall places, etc., then it is often > interpreted as an installation. > Really? I have been led to believe that as long as the network installation (permanent or not) is not connected directly to the phone line, then its OK. That is, it is possible to use the same cat5e cable for phone (pstn) and IP network. This would be illegal to wire up without a license. If you simply wire up a LAN, and have an ADSL modem connected to the LAN, then you don't need to be licensed. (since the ADSL modem is responsible for protecting the PSTN network). Cheers, Scott -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
