Re: TI-H: Networking

To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: TI-H: Networking
From: Grant Stockly <gussie@alaska.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 14:45:36 -0800
Delivered-To: ti-hardware-outgoing@towerguard.unix.edu.sollentuna.se
In-Reply-To: <199809261856.OAA23750@mail.iserv.net>
Reply-To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org

>Grant Stockly (gussie@alaska.net) wrote:
>
>>>i have 2 modems and 2 phone lines, running windows 95, can i have 2 people
>>>call me up and create a network, play 3 player quake without the Internet
>>
>>It would be faster to invest in some $1,500 wireless multi-point wireless
>>ethernet hardware...
>
>Or just invest in getting an ISP for $20 or so/month and doing the games
>via TCP/IP.  Besides, the wireless ethernet stuff only has a range of
>around 1,000 feet unless you amp it, and I don't think many people would
>want to void their warranty and risk screwing up equipment like that.

No...  You use directional satellite dishes.  They are about $70.  Gives a
range of about 3 miles.

You can't amp these things...they use a strange form of broadcasting that
would mess up an amp.

And if you use high gain grid dishes you can get an abs max of 25 miles.
I'm done it 7 miles.  Multi-point.  One location is 5 miles, the other 7.

Grant

References:

Re: TI-H: Networking

From: Brian Watson <pilotcar@iserv.net>