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Hawaii Wi-Fi

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wish-i-lived-on-an-island dept.

wyldchild37 writes "Through all the hype about 802.11b, I haven't seen too many real applications being talked about. Now that's starting to change. Here's a story on a guy who has set up a wireless network covering a good chunk of the Big Island of Hawaii. His network includes base stations wherever he can place them, along with an assortment of amplifiers, antennas, and other gear."

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  2. Fierstest POSTed? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    FP? FP? FP?

  3. Linux by Fagtastic · · Score: -1, Troll

    You can suck my big island.... too bad it isn't wireless....

  4. What about... by ameoba · · Score: 1, Troll

    I could see this really pissing me off if I wanted my own -private- 802.11 network running inside of my house/busines. Perhaps I am just naive as to the realities of 802.11, but wouldn't any 802.11 set up in the range covered by this guys network be forced to compete with it for bandwidth, or even worse, be borged into joining it?

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