I'm sorry, but Microsoft or the PC vendor has never made anyone keep the original OS on it. Yes, it might void your warranty if you take off Windows.
But now youre talking about a not so tech-savvy user, and youre assuming that they'll use Apache for a www server? Com'on now. Don't blame ignorance in the OS type but then not in the http-daemon.
I'm not a (100%) MS basher, but please dont be an anti-MS basher (ie. don't use Microsoft as an excuse. Everyone has options.
Xiotech, affiliated with Seagate, offers a Mag unite in fractional TB's, with highly customizable options. They're linked to servers with QLogic fiber-channel cards and are easy to setup; they even have knowledgable tech come on site for install.
I'm fairly interested in setting up some sort of development project for a small college community (where broadband is rare). It is located in the mountains which makes it difficult to find a point-to-point location (besides the towers on each mountain).
I was wondering if there was any documentation you could point me to so I could do some research; right now I'm blindly searching (although I'm trying to read some on ham radio).
What type of equipment (AP's, antennas, power) would be most appropriate while staying under a $500 limit for each part, and what all would be necessary?
I am currently looking at an ORiNOCO AP (http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/orinoco_ap500.ht ml) and a 15dB omnidirectional antenna. For each receiving node, what type of antenna (parabolic possibly) would be most useful (if point-to-point line was being used to a 3-5 miles radio tower)?
Any help would be great; I do know a good deal about networking/routing, so thats not the biggest issue.
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I'm sorry, but Microsoft or the PC vendor has never made anyone keep the original OS on it. Yes, it might void your warranty if you take off Windows. But now youre talking about a not so tech-savvy user, and youre assuming that they'll use Apache for a www server? Com'on now. Don't blame ignorance in the OS type but then not in the http-daemon. I'm not a (100%) MS basher, but please dont be an anti-MS basher (ie. don't use Microsoft as an excuse. Everyone has options.
Xiotech, affiliated with Seagate, offers a Mag unite in fractional TB's, with highly customizable options. They're linked to servers with QLogic fiber-channel cards and are easy to setup; they even have knowledgable tech come on site for install.
I'm fairly interested in setting up some sort of development project for a small college community (where broadband is rare). It is located in the mountains which makes it difficult to find a point-to-point location (besides the towers on each mountain).
t ml) and a 15dB omnidirectional antenna. For each receiving node, what type of antenna (parabolic possibly) would be most useful (if point-to-point line was being used to a 3-5 miles radio tower)?
I was wondering if there was any documentation you could point me to so I could do some research; right now I'm blindly searching (although I'm trying to read some on ham radio).
What type of equipment (AP's, antennas, power) would be most appropriate while staying under a $500 limit for each part, and what all would be necessary?
I am currently looking at an ORiNOCO AP (http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/orinoco_ap500.h
Any help would be great; I do know a good deal about networking/routing, so thats not the biggest issue.