Re: [ILUG] [ot] Wireless Networks

From: Conor Daly (conor.daly at domain oceanfree.net)
Date: Thu 23 Aug 2001 - 09:29:14 IST


On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 07:31:15PM +0100 or so it is rumoured hereabouts,
Niall O Broin thought:
> On Tue, Aug 21, 2001 at 03:51:02PM +0100, Declan de Lacy Murphy wrote:
>
> equipment but with high gain directional aerials you can get huge
> improvements in range.

So, if I stick a directional antenna up on Howth Summit pointing at
Rathfarnam, I'll be away in a hack?

> > We will probably at some point get in a leased line for internet connection
> > and share it across the network.
>
> This is where it gets interesting, of course. Has anyone considered the
> legal/regulatory aspects of this ? Rest assured, big brother isn't watching
> (at least not through my eyes) but he might be :-)

I presume that could be dealt with by incorporating as a Co-operative
Society, hiring a leased line for the society's network and who cares what
your network layout is? We have offices 20-30 km apart sharing a single
internet connection. If the cards themselves are licensed as radio
devices, all should be cool.

Conor (spouting again)

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