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Wide Area Wireless on a Shoestring Budget?

Posted by Cliff on from the cheap-area-networking dept.

wkytechhead asks: "My father owns a greenhouse operation that covers a few dozen acres. He has a number of greenhouses some up to 1000' plus apart that he would like to network. Currently he is using a HomePNA based network via regular RJ12. He has decided that he would like to go at least partially wireless. Some consideration has been given to using the backbone with fiber convertors, but he would really like to do full wireless. I have checked into homemade and commercial 'Cantennas' but I am not sure if they are worth the money. How would my fellow geeks go about wirelessly networking a large outdoor area for as cheap as possible?"

6 of 239 comments (clear)

  1. Cows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wire cheap antennas to cows.

    Problem solved :)

  2. building your network by Mr.+Falco · · Score: 4, Funny

    I would find the central point and place broadcast point there and at the end of that one range place 2 at the other points to max. range and give full coverage. Nice idea. I am working on something like that for my wine cellar.

    1. Re:building your network by speedphreak · · Score: 4, Funny

      How big is your freaken wine cellar?

  3. Re: It's not like anyone CHECKS by brianosaurus · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah. The FCC typically just responds to complaints. As long as you don't paint a picture of Janet Jackson's nipple on the antenna you should be fine.

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  4. RFC 1149 by teval · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can't get much cheaper. http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1149.html

    1. Re:RFC 1149 by SuneSpeg · · Score: 4, Funny

      RFC1149 are known to suffer from big packetloss during hunting season...