I can identify with both of you. I do it all but it becomes overwhelming at times! -RickG
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 1:14 AM, <rea...@muddyfrogwater.us> wrote: > Forbes, I'm not far away from you, and if you ever need network type help, > feel free to holler. > > I love the technical stuff. Don't much care for the paperwork or installs > in the rain, or climbing ladders, or climbing into the bucket on the > truck... > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > <insert witty tagline here> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Forbes Mercy" <forbes.me...@wabroadband.com> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 9:44 PM > Subject: [WISPA] The good college try > > > > The modern day WISP that is smaller has to run more efficiently, I lost > > my system admin in the last budget cut. He helps from his new job but > > the network is pretty much up to me, a former ISP owner and not the most > > technically inclined as I should be. Obviously I have more knowledge > > than the average bear but reading code, design specs or engineering can > > sometimes be a bit much, that's why I have the savings from a full time > > admin to hire people who can guide me. My feeling is Marlon is pretty > > much in the same boat. While some in WISPA have thousands of customers > > in more urban/suburban environments we are all rural. Speaking only for > > myself I'm frequently in over my head, that's why I belong to this > > group, I'm a much better businessman than tech but I learn easily when I > > have interest in a topic. We try not to look dumb when we ask for help > > and try to compensate for the help with volunteering for projects, > > paying for consulting or just a big thanks. Some on here may think > > non-geeks don't belong but we're all in this for the same reason, I > > personally left the Fire Service to learn and build this business, Maybe > > I can't engineer a backhaul but I can sure do CPR if you need it, done > > it over 200 times. Just show a little patience and if you don't want to > > educate the ignorant that's your right but we sure appreciate it when > > you can help and I for one promise to not ask for too much at once or > > act like our lovely customers who can't find the start button. Thanks > > for what you do help, I appreciate it! > > > > > > > > Forbes > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > > Behalf Of Travis Johnson > > Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 6:36 AM > > To: WISPA General List > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] 100 meg full duplex backhaul > > > > > > > > Marlon, > > > > Honestly, based on the questions you are asking, I think you may be in > > over your head on this project. You may want to seek some help from > > someone that has actually done this type of work and knows what they are > > doing. > > > > Travis > > Microserv > > > > Marlon K. Schafer wrote: > > > > Thanks. > > > > Do you think we need the unlicensed for each hop if the entire network > > is > > build in a circle? > > marlon > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Travis Johnson" <t...@ida.net> <mailto:t...@ida.net> > > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > > <mailto:wireless@wispa.org> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 9:12 PM > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] 100 meg full duplex backhaul > > > > > > > > > > Licensed 18ghz links with 5.8ghz backup links for each hop. > > Figure > > $15,000 per link for everything. > > > > Travis > > Microserv > > > > Marlon K. Schafer wrote: > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > I'm looking for some gear that'll be rock solid at 15 to > > 20 miles. Some > > links may be less, but I'm not counting on that. > > > > I'll be hauling public safety, private vpns, and normal > > internet traffic. > > > > I'll probably have around 20 towers, all linked in a > > ring. I can load > > share > > across the ring as long as speeds never drop below > > 100megs. I'll want > > things to be automatically self healing if there is a > > loss of > > connectivity > > in any direction. > > > > What would you guys use/suggest? > > > > I'd love to go licensed (but no 6 gig due to antenna > > sizes) but > > unlicensed > > may be OK due to the failover capabilities. > > > > We have to worry about snow, fog and, worst of all, dust > > storms. > > > > What gear would you use? How would you set this up? > > > > I'm in the pricing stage so off list quotes etc. are > > welcome. Pall park > > numbers are fine at this time, as long as they tend to > > run high vs. low, > > I'd > > rather over estimate the costs. > > > > thanks, > > marlon > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > -------- > > WISPA Wants You! 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