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Poster: | steffenyount | Date: | Oct 21, 2003 9:50am |
Forum: | sflan | Subject: | How much does a node cost and what do I get for it? |
I've recently moved to SF and I'm not really interested in getting broadband internet access thru DSL or Cable since they require a phone line or cable TV hookup.
How much does it typically cost to get setup to use the sflan? How much would it probably cost me?
How much electricity does a typical node use?
Does access to the sflan get me broadband speed (or faster) access to the internet?
My place is on top of Potrero Hill with a lovely view towards the west. Address: ~ 847 rhode island St. in San Francisco. Will my location give me good access to the sflan?
FYI: If going thru the sflan makes sense for me, I still would need to talk to my landlord about mounting an antenna and getting roof top access.
-Thanks in advance
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Poster: | mpeterson | Date: | Oct 21, 2003 4:37pm |
Forum: | sflan | Subject: | Re: How much does a node cost and what do I get for it? |
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Poster: | steffenyount | Date: | Oct 21, 2003 4:58pm |
Forum: | sflan | Subject: | Re: How much does a node cost and what do I get for it? |
I fear that there is hill blocking my place from 692 DeHaro St, but tomorrow evening I'll try to check it out using netstumbler and a win2k laptop with a built in 802.11b NIC
Do you know where I can find out more info about the settings I'd need for using that BARWN node?
-Thanks
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Poster: | steffenyount | Date: | Oct 24, 2003 2:54am |
Forum: | sflan | Subject: | Re: How much does a node cost and what do I get for it? |
Is it illegal to use these networks without the owner's permission?
Unfortunately, the BARWN node @ 692 DeHaro Street is not reachable using my laptop from my house, though I did detected it while driving by DeHaro street.
Has anyone developed the technology to do IP load balancing accross multiple wireless<-->dsl<-->internet links?
Otherwise, I was thinking it may be an interesting project for me to try to build a load balancing, multiple wireless, linux/zebra, gateway router.
Do sflan nodes already do this kind of routing?
Thanks for your answers,
-S
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Poster: | my13 | Date: | Oct 24, 2003 3:47am |
Forum: | sflan | Subject: | Re: How much does a node cost and what do I get for it? |
In any event, if you can associate with any node with an essid matching sflan*, you're welcome to use it. I'd be particularly interested to see if you can see sflan7_0 from your roof.
Jim
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Poster: | steffenyount | Date: | Oct 24, 2003 3:53am |
Forum: | sflan | Subject: | Re: How much does a node cost and what do I get for it? |
I haven't looked twards sflan_7 from my roof top but I think there may be some houses in the way.
I do believe that I have a satisfactory view twards the west of sflan_11 and Bernal Heights.
The pictures will probably tell you more....
-S