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Nick Rout wrote: |
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> What bollocks. 802.11 is capable of 5 km at least with a decent card and |
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> directional aerials. Directional aerials can be built from quite cheap |
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> materials like woks and other asian food implements, or you can buy |
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> commercial directional aerials. |
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The world record is set at ~125 miles (~200km) using an un-amplified signal: |
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http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000970052590/ |
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http://wireless.weblogsinc.com/entry/1234000407052562/ |
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http://www.wifiworldrecord.com/ |
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Jonathan Wright |
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~ mail@×××××××××.uk |
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~ www.djnauk.co.uk |
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2.6.13-gentoo-r3-djnauk-b2 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2100+ |
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up 7 days, 19 min, 3 users, load average: 0.96, 0.97, 0.75 |
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cat /dev/random (because u never know, u may see something u like) |
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"People sometimes think I'm gay because I once played a gay in a |
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movie. It's funny. Audiences don't think you're a murderer if you |
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play a murderer, but they do think you're gay if you play a gay." |
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~ Perry King |
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