Aloha from Bill Wiecking, Kamuela, Hawaii
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Great comments, folks. I'm glad you liked the article, I'm looking forward to seeing some of the photos in the print version.
I'm working on an FAQ to answer many of the questions I've received so far. It should be up soon.
If you need to contact me, try
bill@damien.edu
bill@waimea.damien.net
aloha
Bill Wiecking
Kamuela, Hawaii
Re:Very interesting but Very difficult
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Hi
Our network is based in Waimea (Kamuela to off islanders), and we have base stations in Waikoloa, Kona, Puako, Honokaa, and several in the boonies on the slopes of Mauna Kea.
We have 300 sq. miles covered, from mile 30 on the upper road (190) to Kona, around the coast to Mahukona (past Kawaihae) and to Honokaa towards Hilo. We also have projects underway in Pahoa, Kohala town, South Kona, and maybe even Hakalau.
Remember, this project is driven by a need to enable educators to access web based resources while in the field, so the commercial aspects I see comments on are really not what we started this for.
Bill Wiecking
Waimea, Hawaii
bill@damien.edu
Re:Wireless and where it needs to go
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Actually I DO use the wireless internet to listen to streaming National Public Radio while driving.
Glad you like the article.
aloha
Bill Wiecking
Kamuela Hawaii
bill@damien.edu
Re:I have a question.
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Actually, my range to a "naked" laptop is 11 miles, using an amplified (1 W AGC) 24 dB dish antenna. We had a reliable 5 mb/s signal. 26 miles is our common link at 11 mb/s using amplified 24 dB dishes on each end.
aloha
Bill Wiecking
bill@damien.edu
We use Hardware addressing on secure connections, and SSH2 tunneling on the really secure connections. We've tested it with Airsnort and airopeek, and there are issues, but we have a pretty benign environment here.
I should have an FAQ out soon on the wecurity issues.
aloha
Bill Wiecking
bill@damien.edu
Re:.... and all free!
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I'm working on an FAQ to answer some of the questions I've seen on the list.
Should be up at http://wireless.damien.net in a bit.
Glad you liked the article.
aloha
Bill
bill@damien.edu
Re:Scalability issues
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Actually Hawaii has some of the best fiber connection in the world, with 3 new DS-3 lines coming on line in the last few months. This also drives the price down.
Glad you liked tha article.
aloha
Bill
bill@damien.edu
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Great comments, folks. I'm glad you liked the article, I'm looking forward to seeing some of the photos in the print version. I'm working on an FAQ to answer many of the questions I've received so far. It should be up soon. If you need to contact me, try bill@damien.edu bill@waimea.damien.net aloha Bill Wiecking Kamuela, Hawaii
Hi Our network is based in Waimea (Kamuela to off islanders), and we have base stations in Waikoloa, Kona, Puako, Honokaa, and several in the boonies on the slopes of Mauna Kea. We have 300 sq. miles covered, from mile 30 on the upper road (190) to Kona, around the coast to Mahukona (past Kawaihae) and to Honokaa towards Hilo. We also have projects underway in Pahoa, Kohala town, South Kona, and maybe even Hakalau. Remember, this project is driven by a need to enable educators to access web based resources while in the field, so the commercial aspects I see comments on are really not what we started this for. Bill Wiecking Waimea, Hawaii bill@damien.edu
Hi Actually I DO use the wireless internet to listen to streaming National Public Radio while driving. Glad you like the article. aloha Bill Wiecking Kamuela Hawaii bill@damien.edu
Actually, my range to a "naked" laptop is 11 miles, using an amplified (1 W AGC) 24 dB dish antenna. We had a reliable 5 mb/s signal. 26 miles is our common link at 11 mb/s using amplified 24 dB dishes on each end. aloha Bill Wiecking bill@damien.edu
We use Hardware addressing on secure connections, and SSH2 tunneling on the really secure connections. We've tested it with Airsnort and airopeek, and there are issues, but we have a pretty benign environment here. I should have an FAQ out soon on the wecurity issues. aloha Bill Wiecking bill@damien.edu
Hi I'm working on an FAQ to answer some of the questions I've seen on the list. Should be up at http://wireless.damien.net in a bit. Glad you liked the article. aloha Bill bill@damien.edu
Actually Hawaii has some of the best fiber connection in the world, with 3 new DS-3 lines coming on line in the last few months. This also drives the price down. Glad you liked tha article. aloha Bill bill@damien.edu