Re: OTish: Any experiences with EoP?

2009-02-14 Thread chris
Indeed, long may Mr Dagg and Trev reign Chris On Sat, 2009-02-14 at 15:45 +1300, dave wrote: > > > > This is certainly top of my list, for it's ease as well as the No.8 wire > Remember Steve this is a major requirement :-) ^^ > your in NZ now and not matter how much the beauodic

Re: OTish: Any experiences with EoP?

2009-02-13 Thread dave
> > This is certainly top of my list, for it's ease as well as the No.8 wire Remember Steve this is a major requirement :-) ^^ your in NZ now and not matter how much the beauodicks in local/nat govt wish to kill it we're much better off with the old No.8 mentality than without

Re: OTish: Any experiences with EoP?

2009-02-13 Thread Steve Holdoway
On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:54:54 +1300 Euan Clark wrote: > > Go simple. > > I had to span 15m using CAT5. Ran fencing wire between two eye hooks > screwed under each eve to support CAT5. > Cable ties to attach CAT5 to wire, make a 'U' at each end to make sure > that rain can't run inside the hous

Re: OTish: Any experiences with EoP?

2009-02-13 Thread Euan Clark
Go simple. I had to span 15m using CAT5. Ran fencing wire between two eye hooks screwed under each eve to support CAT5. Cable ties to attach CAT5 to wire, make a 'U' at each end to make sure that rain can't run inside the house and leave a little slack. 15 minutes, Gb throughput. If you make i

Re: OTish: Any experiences with EoP?

2009-02-13 Thread Volker Kuhlmann
On Sat 14 Feb 2009 08:37:30 NZDT +1300, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > There is still the option of an optical link such as:- > http://www.laser2laser.co.nz/about_laser.htm Not bad, but sounds expensive. > Those particular units are probably overkill for what you want to do, > but is indicative of

Re: OTish: Any experiences with EoP?

2009-02-13 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Saturday 14 February 2009 07:56:36 Steve wrote: > On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:14:36 +1300 > > yuri wrote: > > 2009/2/13 Steve Holdoway wrote: > > > That's what I'd heard as well. It's to network the gottage - or should > > > I say goffice? - which I've thrown up a bit of ordinary cat5 for the > > >

Re: OTish: Any experiences with EoP?

2009-02-13 Thread Steve
On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:14:36 +1300 yuri wrote: > 2009/2/13 Steve Holdoway wrote: > > That's what I'd heard as well. It's to network the gottage - or should I say > > goffice? - which I've thrown up a bit of ordinary cat5 for the moment, which > > won't last the winter. With those data rates, I mi

Re: OTish: Any experiences with EoP?

2009-02-13 Thread yuri
2009/2/13 Steve Holdoway wrote: > That's what I'd heard as well. It's to network the gottage - or should I say > goffice? - which I've thrown up a bit of ordinary cat5 for the moment, which > won't last the winter. With those data rates, I might as well put in a > wireless > bridge - much cheaper,

Re: OTish: Any experiences with EoP?

2009-02-12 Thread chris
Hi Craig, Good to know you are still out there with the LR. Cheers Chris Thomas On Fri, 2009-02-13 at 09:54 +1300, Craig Falconer wrote: > Steve Holdoway wrote, On 13/02/09 09:15: > > That's what I'd heard as well. It's to network the gottage - or should I > > say goffice? - which > I've thrown u

Re: OTish: Any experiences with EoP?

2009-02-12 Thread Craig Falconer
Steve Holdoway wrote, On 13/02/09 09:15: That's what I'd heard as well. It's to network the gottage - or should I say goffice? - which I've thrown up a bit of ordinary cat5 for the moment, which won't last the winter. With those data rates, I might as well put in a wireless bridge - much cheap

Re: OTish: Any experiences with EoP?

2009-02-12 Thread Steve Holdoway
On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:07:02 +1300 Craig Falconer wrote: > Steve Holdoway wrote, On 12/02/09 18:16: > > I'm looking at a Dynalink setup that suggests data rates of up to > > 85mbit/sec. Has anyone any hard > > experience on how good they actually are?? > > Not actual experience no. I research

Re: OTish: Any experiences with EoP?

2009-02-12 Thread Craig Falconer
Steve Holdoway wrote, On 12/02/09 18:16: I'm looking at a Dynalink setup that suggests data rates of up to 85mbit/sec. Has anyone any hard > experience on how good they actually are?? Not actual experience no. I researched it for someone though. They are more likely to get ~15 Mbit not 85 Mb

OTish: Any experiences with EoP?

2009-02-11 Thread Steve Holdoway
I'm looking at a Dynalink setup that suggests data rates of up to 85mbit/sec. Has anyone any hard experience on how good they actually are?? Linux to linux, I hasten to add! Cheers, Steve -- Steve Holdoway