Rantoul networking

[billvon 1,946]

>I'm thinking something along the lines of an inverted V would work
> well to cover the entire convention area since you would have dual
> transmission lobes.

Problem is rejection - we're trying to avoid a nearby jammer.

>How much power does the transmitter use?

100 mW.

[AirMail 0]

According to Tech TV you can make a pretty good directional antenna from a 2-lb coffee can.

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[wildblue 4]

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According to Tech TV you can make a pretty good directional antenna from a 2-lb coffee can.

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Pringles cans work ok too

it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality

[WFFC 1]

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Pringles cans work ok too

Pringles cans work better because of the reflective surface on the can. An article I read about a year ago said that pringles cans were the tool of choice.

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~~~Michael

[JJohnson 0]

UUHHH.......keyboard? mouse? Gigabytes? Monitor?......you girls keep this up and I'll quit going to the gym and start taking computer classes.

JJ

"Call me Darth Balls"

[billvon 1,946]

>Pringles cans work ok too

The directional antennas I have are basically glorified Pringle's cans.

[n2skdvn 0]

all i need is a good ornico card and my directional will be good to go

if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN
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[AndyMan 4]

I dunno if this will help or not, but slashdot Has a discussion about this very same thing going on right now.

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You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

[Cajones 0]

There are 10 kinds of people in the world... Those that understand binary and those that don't.

I am working on a more elegant solution.

I am hoping our internet access will come in the form of a wired connection. Nixing the 2.4GHz point-to-point would eliminate the interference with the 802.11 AP's.

If anyone has a few yagi or other high-gain omnis that connect to a Linksys AP, that would be all we need to extend the coverage through the dz.com tent. That would be simpler than the bridge configuration. If we need more coverage, we can build a reflector on-site (from a Pringles can or other reflective trash) to shape the coverage as we need.

- Cajones

- Cajones

The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

[billvon 1,946]

>If we need more coverage, we can build a reflector on-site (from a
> Pringles can or other reflective trash) to shape the coverage as we
> need.

I am bringing two Pringles antennas and two AP900's.

[CrazyRock 0]

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There are 10 kinds of people in the world... Those that understand binary and those that don't.

I have always been fond of that quote!! you can get a t-shirt of it at thinkgeek.com - it's pretty cool.

-Seth :)