The nearest possible clients to this site are 4 miles, and most are at 10 to 20 miles.
Nope, never had any real interference issues, and I'm definitely not over EIRP limits. I got my space planted first, and everyone else moved around me. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Neofast, Inc, Making internet easy 541-969-8200 509-386-4589 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -------------------------------------------------- From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <o...@odessaoffice.com> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 8:52 PM To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Is this a record of some kind? > What that really means is that you are likely running far too large of an > antenna. > > You're also going to find yourself interfering with your own network far > more than is healthy with things that run this way! > > marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MDK" <rea...@muddyfrogwater.us> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 10:16 PM > Subject: [WISPA] Is this a record of some kind? > > >> This evening I was at one of my access points... one that has several >> backhauls and various 2.4 and 5 ghz ap's at it. >> >> After I was done with my few minutes of doing things, I wanted to make >> sure >> I had not physically disconnected or accidentally unhooked anything >> (messing >> with the batteries, checking water levels, etc). I pulled out a >> netbook. >> Acer Aspire One to be precise, running windows xp, using the normal wifi >> card it came with. I fired it up (it is set to "any" so it simply >> associates to the access points that are open at home, work, etc), and >> after >> I was done, noted it said it was connected, at which point I opened >> google >> on the browser to confirm connectivity. Google popped up, meaning >> things >> were connected, and then I decided to run a speed test. I got about >> 30KB/s >> speed, which is like painfully slow. I was standing outside, with the >> netbook sitting on the hood of my truck. >> >> So, I decided to see what it was associated to, and it was another access >> point ... 11 MILES AWAY! I confirmed it by the SSID and by the ip dhcp >> had assigned, as belonging to the ap 11 miles distant. >> >> It has no external antenna, just the one the factory built into the >> netbook. >> >> I have detected, using netstumbler and the internal antenna on my laptop >> (dell C610 and CM9 installed) access points over 24 miles away before, >> but >> this is the longest, by far, I have been able to get a real connection, >> dhcp >> assignment, and transfer data. >> >> >> >> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> Neofast, Inc, Making internet easy >> 541-969-8200 509-386-4589 >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/