Re: Best way to replace DSL with point-point wirless?

On Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:39:16 -0500, Moe Trin wrote:

On Fri, 04 Jul 2008, in the Usenet newsgroup comp.os.linux.networking,
in article <atqdnaG_DLZSLPDVnZ2dnUVZ_uadnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Kadin2048
wrote:

I'd just encourage you to keep an open mind about the wired route and
see if there isn't some way to make it work. Often you can get Cat5
almost anywhere, if you're willing to take various unconventional
routes.

Generally true - but one individual in another newsgroup mentioned the
problems he had installing a network in a concrete bunker (in Israel),
where drilling holes was next to impossible (meter/40 inch thick
reinforced concrete walls), which also made using wireless nearly
impossible, power lines were limited, etc. But other than that, it's
often possible to get wiring in to most places.

I've had good luck in several places I've lived, running wiring inside
the forced-air ductwork. It provides an easy way of getting from one
floor to another, and is big enough so that feeding a fish tape and
actually pulling the cable is easy. (Easier than actual condit,
really.) Non-destructive too, which is a plus if you're not allowed to
drill holes.

As a former comms engineer it never ceases to amaze me how people think
you can get a service where they want it, without running any visible
cable at all. In the UK telecom giant BT introduced a '3 metre' rule.
Basically, you could have your termination up to 3 metres away for where
the service attached to your home. All wiring mostly visible.

But then, luxuries like forced air & service ducts are a dream here -
despite property being some of the most expensive in the world (and most
shoddily built, but that is another story)



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