Re: [ukha_d] Become a wireless ISP for £300 :-)

["Andy Laurence" <andy@xxxxxxx>]

From: "Tony Butler" <roaming@xxxxxxx>
> Interesting article on the Reg about mesh networks technology.

It's been around for a while.  I've done a few tests, but I'm still
unsure
as to whether it really does do what it says on the tin.  I plan to
get a
few up and running for tests at some point.  Our attempts at testing
it
resulted in 4 people turning up, and only two laptops being capable of
booting it - one having a dead battery!

> Basically share one (or more) broadband connections amongst up to
20
people via
> wifi.

This is the bit that interests me.  I've heard nothing of this Oftel
thing
abotu sharing home broad/baseband.  It's against the T&Cs of most
ISPs.

> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/59/28972.html
>
> The good bit is that if, say, 4 of you have broadband connections, all
4
> connections are shared amongst the other users in the mesh.

That doesn't mean that you'll get 2048kbps from 4 512kbps links though.
You'll just get 512kbps for any 4 people.

> could be good for you rural information-towpath types - all you need
is
_one_
> person in range of ADSL etc or ISDN even and away you go.

It's great for extending broadband.  You can get a number of them in a
line
repeating the signal as far as you like.  You can even have a go with
solar
power if you like!

Andy

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