On Jul 8, 2004, at 10:03, Jason Bleazard wrote:
> Michael Maskalans said:
>>
>> Definitely could be done, and pretty quickly. Just not quite as
>> easily
>> as you first might think <g>
>
> Are you thinking of actually trying to pull this off, or is this just a
> theoretical exercise?
limiting factors: my current level of PHP 1337ness, an easy way to
scrape NIMA data to a simple stream, un-free(beer) equipment.
> If you're thinking of actually trying it, I'll make
> a small suggestion... START SLOWLY (one computer, one router), then
> see if
> it works when driving the truck around. Then try adding a repeater to
> increase the range. Then build up from there.
>
good call.
>
> That said, it does sound like a pretty cool idea. If I could get more
> time off work, I'd say let's work on it during the week before everyone
> else shows up.
I would so be all over it if I had some line to borrow a lot of
wireless repeaters =)
Come to think of it, Apple's Airport Express would rock of this
implementation - if trees had 110v outlets, that is... just pepper the
property with them, and they automatically repeat....
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