> Sitting in my basement, contemplating the improving weather, I start > looking > more often at my back deck and counting the many ways to pack up my office > and bring it out there. >
gosh, wouldn't that be a dream? although... crack out the million and a half paperweights. > One of the options, of course, is to go wireless. Thing is, there's more > to > wireless than just a lack of cables. > > Something I would love to have somone deliver to us is a talk on radio > theory, especially as it relates to VoIP. Items to discuss would be things > like: > - Cheap ways to get more out of your WRT (antennas, amplifiers, etc) > without > frying anything > - How antennas work (orienting, upgrading, modding, etc) this may be a good thing for a ham if the group has one, if not i know of one that may be interested in helping you understand antennas and what makes them work better. > - Deploying a quality WiFi VoIP network in a nasty environment (say, a > steel > plant, or outdoors) > - Great bargoons on WiFi VoIP (the best, cheapest, friedliest, coolest of > the handsets, routers, cards etc) > - Legal and licensing issues (better talk about this first while the crowd > is still awake) > - Building a campus network using wireless (tying two buildings together > across a road, or park, or neighborhood) > - Stupid WiFi tricks (dial "1" to open all the garage doors on your > street, > dial "2" to start your car) > > Any takers? > > Jim > James W Dumais ABSS::Networks http://www.abss.ca/ (705)725-9124 / (866)473-2121 (780)669-1305 / (416)628-1133
