[ale] Fiber optic ethernet

[Jim Kinney]

and the deciding factor is ....  geek cred.

Which is cooler: a fiber network to your shop or a cantenna system?

That it a seriously tough call. More bandwidth vs. "built it myself".

Do both!   :-D

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 3:20 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <
atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:

> Hi William,
>
> Caveat - I've never tried this, but it sounds cool.
>
> I 2nd the idea of wireless.  If you google parabolic wifi antenna, you get
> lots of results.  Here's just one of them.  They claim 8 mile range.
>
> http://www.simplewifi.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=29855
>
> You might also need a wifi bridge device.  Some routers can do that.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_bridge
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_Distribution_System
>
> Also, if the workshop is on the same power distribution transformer as
> your house, you could consider power line networking.  If it has a phone
> line, you could consider phone line networking.  I think those technologies
> are getting much better.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_line_networking
>
> NewEgg searches.  Their search system seems to generate lots of non
> relevant results, but you get the idea.
>
> wifi antenna search:
>
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=-1&isNodeId=1&Description=wifi+antenna&x=0&y=0
>
> power line network search:
>
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=-1&isNodeId=1&Description=power+line+network&x=23&y=14
>
> wifi bridge search:
>
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=-1&isNodeId=1&Description=wifi+bridge&x=0&y=0
>
> You could also try frys.com, tigerdirect.com, and microcenter.com.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ron
>
>
>
> Scott Plante <splante at insightsys.com> wrote:
>
> >Have you considered wireless? I have read a lot of people have had
> >success with homemade "cantennas" or "WokFi" devices at distances
> >longer than 400 feet. You're basically just using relatively cheap
> >wi-fi devices and combining a can or parabolic cooking wok to isolate
> >and/or amplify the signal you want. I've never tried it, but perhaps
> >someone on the list has. It might be worth investigating before you
> >spend a lot of money on fiber cable & switches, conduit, renting a
> >trencher, etc. Google turns up lots of stuff.
> >
> >Scott
> >
> >
> >NZ TV Station uses $10 woks instead of $20,000 commercial link, range
> >up to 20km
> >http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10425224
> >----- Original Message -----
> >
> >From: "William Bagwell" <rb211 at tds.net>
> >To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
> >Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:13:53 AM
> >Subject: Re: [ale] Fiber optic ethernet
> >
> >So one end must be a more expensive card or switch? Will search out
> >some
> >prices this evening...
> >
> >William
> >
> >On Thursday 28 February 2013, Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> >> I did want to note that 10 GigE cards are actually fibre but do
> >Ethernet
> >> so the entire connection can be fibre but of course you’d either have
> >to
> >> do direct connections to another fibre card on a server or have 10
> >GigE
> >> switch. Probably a bit too expensive for a home setup. We use it here
> >
> >> in the office but I didn’t do the pricing so don’t know what it
> >costs.
> >
> >
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