Difficult problem definitely. Is your father a member of any of the farmer's co-ops? I know one of them has a discount for bi-directional satellite, but I don't recall the name.
Did the list member with a vodem get it working under linux? Is there cellular coverage there? Let us know how you get on please. -----Original Message----- From: chris bayley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 15 February 2007 3:18 p.m. To: CLUG (E-mail) Subject: Wifi access to dial-up I am just thinking about some wifi solutions for my father who lives in a rural setting and is limited to dial-up access to his ISP. He wants to have wifi internet access around the farmhouse but the only connection point is via dial-up over a radio linked telephone - way slow!. 1/ Of course first reaction would be to put in an ipcop type box with a modem and a wifi card - would work well but the box is kind of large for the location of the phone point -- the hallway 2/ Move the phone socket. - The walls are all concrete block! 3/ I found this device which looks kind of cool, if not a little pricey / hard to source in NZ: http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=5647, but it seems to have the required functionality Any other other neat ideas floating around - perhaps some linux device with the required interfaces attached ie. nslu2 w/ usb modem & wifi ? Chris
