[ale] Slightly OT: PI/Raspian Mesh Network Strategy?

[neal at mnopltd.com]

Hmmm.  That actually should work.   I think that should be a solid plan 
B if we can't get a simpler Wifi to work.

Now, where would you find a  pre-made 300 ft cat 6?   I haven't 
terminated bulk cable in like, 30 years.  I was only batting about .500 
then.


On 2021-06-25 20:34, Jim Kinney via Ale wrote:
> Run the cable through 1/2" pvc. Cars can drive over it with a tapered
> 2x4 flanking it to keep it pinned down.
> 
> On June 25, 2021 9:15:48 PM EDT, Neal Rhodes via Ale <ale at ale.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> Again, got to get over a parking lot which WILL be in use. Pavement
>> goes all around the building. Once we get across the parking lot, we
>> 
>> could run cat5 along the tree line to the tent.
>> 
>> On 2021-06-25 20:04, SpaXpert, Inc. via Ale wrote:
>> Cat 6 is up to 300 meters? That's over 900 feet, with good quality
>> cable.
>> 
> https://www.belden.com/blogs/smart-building/real-cat-6a-cable-distance-limit-and-why-it-matters
>> 
>> On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 8:39 PM Neal Rhodes via Ale <ale at ale.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I should have mentioned that cell coverage in the back field the
>> tent
>> occupies is lousy and intermittent.
>> 
>> On 2021-06-25 19:09, SpaXpert, Inc. via Ale wrote:
>> This seems like a lot of overkill for a simple task these days.
>> All
>> you need is a wifi hotspot from a cell phone, and use a device
>> like
>> this:
>> https://squareup.com/us/en/hardware/terminal
>> 
>> On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 7:16 PM Neal Rhodes via Ale <ale at ale.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> So considering the following Physical layout:
>> 
>> Business Comcast
>> |
>> regular untinted Window in Building we can get Cat6 to
>> |
>> 100 feet of parking lot
>> |
>> Storage Building with power and overhang to protect from rain
>> |
>> 150 feet of grass/trees - could run Cat6 wire easily
>> |
>> Tent selling German beer with credit card readers needing Wifi
>  (do I
> 
>>> have your attention now?)
>>> 
>>> And assuming we'd like for people to be able to buy beer, and we
>>> have a
>>> modest budget for networking, are there reasonable mesh
>  networking
> 
>>> products that would work?
>>> 
>>> I have never put in a mesh network; if you read the fine print,
>  they
> 
>>> seem to assume all the nodes are clustered around a central node,
>>> not
>>> strung out in a line. (i.e. no backhaul)
>>> 
>>> I was initially advised to research ESP32 boards, but the paint
>>> doesn't
>>> seem quite dry on those. More of a Proof-of-Concept than a real
>>> internet sharing strategy.
>>> 
>>> OTOH, efforts to do that with Raspberry PI does seem like a real
>>> thing,
>>> eg
>  https://github.com/binnes/WiFiMeshRaspberryPi/blob/master/README.md
> 
>>> Which is extra handy for us, since we put up about a dozen PI
>  units
> 
>>> a
>>> people's homes for the Virtual Studio music thing, and aren't
>  using
> 
>>> them
>>> as much now.
>>> 
>>> Has anyone does this and have results to report?
>>> 
>>> regards,
>>> 
>>> Neal
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