hello everybody,
let me shortly present myself and the matter: working in IT for more than 30 years,
experienced with network devices (switch, routers, firewalls, IDS/IPS), programming (C and
some others), good knowledge on protocols and RFCs; hosts under my control are not allowed
to run anything else than FreeBSD.
but absolutely not experienced about radio transmission/devices/requirements so had
carefully read
http://wiki.ampr.org/wiki/Quickstart and feel it is not suitable for my
problem: I am looking how to arrange for an internet-connected PC located somewhere in a
remote village of Bangladesh with no local power source.
while it seem almost easy to power the PC with solar-cells battery is it not clear for me:
- if and how is possible to use 44net to internet-connect the remote site via RF, feel it
just a matter to have sufficient "radio power" to reach a 44net bridge, a
PC/router and some radio devices but unsure.
- what kind of radio devices are suitable for that use (or: how far can radio waves go
with a "poor" power source?)
- locations (if any) of local-radio-amateur joined in 44net that can bridge some internet
traffic from/to such a "leaf-site"
moreover my limit are:
- money: while it's a personal initiative have no founding except my incoming and thus
cheap is a must
- reliability: can't be on site to fix any possible problem as them arise, so
"good" devices are required
as stated in RFC1925 : <<good, fast, cheap: choose two, you can't have all
three>> implies that am aware that "fast" can't be get; just need
directions and some "good" reference for the HW where I can learn details as
power requirements and for the SW (but I guess 44net is the right place).
wish you nice day
$witch