Inspiring Adventures in SF Wireless Networking

JimDog writes "Here's a description I wrote of how I set up a point-to-point 802.11b link over 3.5 miles for Internet access at my house. The link runs at 3.5 Mbps, which I barely make a dent in, and I'd like to offer the rest of the bandwidth to anyone who's got line-of-sight to my location in San Francisco." The great thing about this story is both his terrific exposure to different parts of city and his willingness to share. It also makes it clear just how easy it is to set up a long distance link.

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Slashdot effect makes 4m SF citizens impotent.

[wackybrit]

The link runs at 3.5 Mbps, which I barely make a dent in

Now the whole of SF can experience the Slashdot effect, as 100,000 geeks point their 2.4Ghz transmitters at your aerial, creating enough radioactivity and EMG to render most of the male popular impotent.

Re:Slashdot effect makes 4m SF citizens impotent.

[ObviousGuy]

This is SF. The effect of sterility is negligble.

try this

[sydlexic]

http://www.wifinder.com/ and this http://www.80211hotspots.com/

Re:802.11b everywhere

[saveth]

We should blanket the country with 802.11b

In Tasmania, a few friends of mine have begun this same sort of thing. The idea is to cover Tasmania with a public access wireless network. More information can be gleaned from their web site, here.

For your safety...

[isaac]

For your own safety, and your employer's, you really need to install proper lightning arrestors on your outdoor antennas, or you could be in a world of hurt (and liability) if a fire starts in your house or your employer's building as a result of a strike.

(I also question the wisdom of allowing outsiders on your employer's network, since you never know what kind of illegal activities the random users might be up to. Your employer says everything's cool, though so he's probably assumed this risk.)

Just be careful.

-Isaac