Re: [MLUG] Frame Relay or Better (ham radio, packet modem connection)

[Jason McIntosh <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

*grin* I'm VERY tempted to try out this route, as both dad and I are 
Ham's.  The trick would be a) legality, b) frequency to use, c) speed, 
d) security, etc. etc. etc.  I haven't looked at it too heavily yet, 
but I have been considering this option.  My parents are about 10 
miles, direct line away from me, tops.  As such, I thought a solution 
like that'd work.  Figure use one of the higher frequencies where 
there's less restrictions, secure the system with either a VPN or 
something similar, go from there.  Fun thing would be then to see what 
kind of range I could get out of such a system.  Further though, it's 
one of those I'd need to make sure that enabling my parents to have 
internet access through such a system wouldn't be breaking any laws - 
I'd rather not have the FCC breathing down my neck :)
Jason

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On Apr 7, 2005, at 7:53 AM, Lloyd, Jamie wrote:

>  There is always ham radio with a packet modem. :-)
>
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> I'd like to toss out a quick note on the Satellite connection - parents
> got that as they live out in the country.  Let's just say they almost
> went back to dialup, as it was about the same speed, but didn't due to
> the hassle of having to use a phone line.  The quality is supposedly
> TOTAL crap, and the DirectWay people are horrible about fixing or
> working on it.  UGH.  In other words, satellite isn't there yet.
> Annoys the hell out of me too because it's really bad when you consider
> the amount of money spent on it (DirectWay isn't cheap), how poor
> service you're getting.  Essentially, I feel like my parents are being
> ripped off by it, but no choice when you live out in the country.....
> Jason
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> On Apr 7, 2005, at 4:23 AM, Christian M. Cepel wrote:
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>> If you're close to a phone hub/switching station in a rural area where
>
>> they've established more capacity in anticipation of it being less
>> rural some day, could you (and I don't know if there is technology to
>> support this) purchase multiple DSL lines and have some sort of
>> distributed bandwidth solution?
>>
>>
>> Vern Green wrote:
>>
>>> Call me old fashioned and call me crazy if you want.
>>> The mail production servers are colocated as they should be, cost
>>> wise there really is no better option.
>>>
>>> The problem is I like to do my development on seperate servers, call
>>> me nuts, but I have had too many developers write code that puts the
>>> server into a major recursive loop and essentially shuts down the
>>> whole shooting match. I personally have never done this, but I know
>>> the guys that work for me do this almost weekly.
>>>
>>> I would much rather crash a development server than crash the main
>>> server. So my routine is to develop on a code base, once that code
>>> base is complete, I post it to an internet server, independent, for
>>> people to test. I might be crazy, but I find having that development
>>> server sitting next to me much more efficient than doing it all over
>>> the wire.
>>>
>>> Besides, the company is going to pay for it, so I would at least like
>
>>> to get a connection that I can be happy about.
>>>
>>> On Apr 6, 2005 9:15 PM, Nathan Odle <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Jonathan King wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> The lore on this groups seems to be something like: if in doubt,
>>>>> call Tranquility.  One thing that I guess might help is not to have
>
>>>>> any high-volume server on site, but have it colocated somewhere
>>>>> else with better access.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Actually, my advice would be more along the lines of, call *Hunter*
>>>> at Tranquility :)  This guy is the most helpful guy I've ever dealt
>>>> with in the world of telecommunications.  Not only does he have a
>>>> good grasp of the technical issues, he can also deal with 'normal'
>>>> people appropriately...and also is willing to go the extra mile.
>>>> Call Hunter.
>>>> If he can't help you, he can tell you who can.
>>>>
>>>> As for the colo, I'd highly recommend this route.  These days,
>>>> there's very little reason one absolutely *has* to have physical
>>>> access to their internet servers.  I'm sure there are a few
>>>> circumstances, but they are far and few between.
>>>>
>>>> -N
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