On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 9:51 AM, Daron Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hmm, so putting this DD on a hilltop and expecting anything other than > internet access is a waste. I was under the impression that two users with > ID-1's could connect to each other and share files, etc. via the DD module. > Assuming the two users are in the same subnet as the DD IP address, as I > understand you, they can't communicate through it? > This has been a confusion for some time. The Icom literature initially referred to it as a repeater, but recent ads have been more succinct in calling it an access point. When the Internet is available at the gateway it is possible to connect to the Internet, however it does not act as a simple relay between two ID-1 units. You can, however, add other services that make this less of an issue. Chat servers on the repeater LAN, Computer Aided Dispatch (see: http://openises.sourceforge.net/tickets/ema_software_tickets_01.html), and other such services. > Why would one use that > instead of just plugging an ID-1 into a router on the hill? > That is an option, especially if you don't want to provide other services. > > My initial plan is to provide a backup internet source to our site, then to > the ham community. We've lost connectivity on the coast before, and the > core connections are 70 miles away in the valley. My initial plan was a DD > on the hill tied to our existing internet connection. If that failed, I'm > hoping to build an ID-1 link from the hill to another static IP site in the > valley (already tested) and have it fail over to that internet connection > if > needed. > You might want to look at some of the T-1 speed 900 MHz. radios instead, more speed for P2P and possibly a lower cost. (See: http://www.avalanwireless.com/system_design.htm -- they have amateur radio discounts if you contact them directly.) -- John D. Hays - K7VE Phone: 206-801-0820 Fax: 866-309-6077 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] VOIP/SIP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
