Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] Fwd: [ak-vorrat] Internet über CB-Funk

[elektra <onelektra@gmx.net>]

Hi -

why in hell do you want to use WIMAX? People are networking large areas 
all over the world (particularly developing countries) with WiFi + 
Batman or OLSR.

Of course *if* WiMAX becomes:

* Cheap
* License-free
* Supports Ad-Hoc networking

(which it isn't, nothing of this tiny list can be affirmed)

we can use BATMAN with it and maybe have a bit more fun than we already 
have with WiFi...

I'd rather ask the good fairy in my dreams for more WiFi drivers that 
actually support ad-hoc mode. Particularly USB. Ralink rt73 would be one 
of my favorites... Maybe the good fairy is already subscribed to this 
mailing list?

Dream on Elektra, dream on...

cu elektra


> Hi well that sounds great.
> then we only need to research the additional IEEE and we need a 
> hardware manufacturer, who is offering small FON like Routers, whith 
> the batman protocol. So two users can connect to the internet over the 
> air, while only one has DSL.
> To make it safe, encryption is important.
> Like this two one over power:
> http://www.devolo.com/co_EN_cs/produkte/dlan/dlanaudioextsk.html
> Isnt there a manufacturer, who can offer that with BATMAN inside?`
> That would be perfect, that I buy these two USB sticks, one in the 
> laptop on a router with DSL, and the other on any machine in the air 
> and this one can surf as well. maybe it is as well a stratey, to use 
> BATMAN first from point to point (encrypted), and then to add the 
> modus, that ANY Stick can be joined for DSL in the neighbourhood.
> For meshing there will be no hardware manufacturer, but for point to 
> point like Devolo, this would be fine.
> The Software should be build in the stick like in the huawei USB 
> modem, which simulates a CD rom.
> maybe we can start such a manufacturer contact??
> Regards Max
>
>
>  
> On 6/7/08, *elektra* <onelektra@gmx.net <mailto:onelektra@gmx.net>> 
> wrote:
>
>     Hi -
>
>     you'd be surprised. I have built WiFi links up to 25 km (480
>     KByte/sec TCP throughput with 802.11b). Which is not rocket
>     science and actually relatively short, compared to the WiFi world
>     record of 380 km...
>
>     Even with the default antennas, a popular Wifi router has a range
>     of approx 2 km at 1 Megabit, given a clear fresnel zone.
>
>     What you are referring to is the fact, that those WIMAX modems
>     don't support multipoint-to-multipoint networking.  Actually there
>     is an idea to have this mode in WIMAX (don't know the IEEE draft
>     number, though), but it surely is not implemented...
>
>     cu elektra
>
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