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Alternative Frequency Wireless Ethernet Devices?

Posted by Cliff on from the mutant-devices dept.

rtgree01 asks: "Do Slashdot readers know of any wireless ethernet devices that are not 900 MHz, 2.4GHz, or 5GHz. This is for a project that will be in an extremely harsh EMI area (thousands of V/m at those frequencies). Also, to make things even more impossible, line of sight is not available, even though the range for this system should be 30 feet max. Some of you might suggest to stick with a standard wired solution, but that is not optimal at all. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated."

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  1. 30 feet? by Neck_of_the_Woods · · Score: 5, Funny



    30 feet that is it? Hell use sneaker net and pay a intern 5.25 and hour to run the data back and forth.

    Get a marketing intern for 10baset, a business intern for 100baseT, and a CS intern for 1000baseT. Keep in mind for the 100/1000 you going to need 2 interns for the full duplex.

    If you want to figure out what is going on with your workers just pick up one of the tri delta girls and set her to permiscous mode......

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    1. Re:30 feet? by grammar+nazi · · Score: 3, Funny
      Such a system is capable of high bandwidth, but the latency sucks. Especially during lunch time and afternoon break time.

      Tri-Delta girls aren't particularly good girls with regards to networks. Remember that 2 out of 3 go down (an classic joke refering to their logo). Do you really want a 66% system failure rate with your network?

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    2. Re:30 feet? by Zerth · · Score: 2, Funny

      > Remember that 2 out of 3 go down (an classic joke
      > refering to their logo). Do you really want a 66%
      > system failure rate with your network?

      I dunno about you, but that statistic sounds like a 66% success rate to me:) Your latency is shot already, who cares if most of the packets take another 3 minutes to get there, they will be very happy packets and eager to be retransmitted!

  2. Other requirements: by Hubert_Shrump · · Score: 4, Funny

    It must be Open Source.

    It must look pretty.

    It can't be composed of matter.

    It can't have been thought of by a carbon-based lifeform.

    It must call me 'Capt. Studjammer' or at least 'Sir Booth Studdington'.

    Pancakes!

    24/7 always-on paradigm outside the box proactive functionality.

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    Keep your packets off my GNU/Girlfriend!
  3. Re:How much bandwith? by Mignon · · Score: 5, Funny
    not if this environment is commercial, that would be illegal.

    He wasn't talking about ham radio, he was talking about training pot-bellied pigs to carry the data back and forth. They're very smart, you know.

  4. Maybe... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You should just stick to drums.

    I heard those worked really worked well in ancient times.