[olug] ham radio operators can use 802.11b

[neal r]

 Slackware 8.1 truly earned the Whiny Little Bitch Linux seal of approval. I
downloaded Slack 8.0 yesterday and its behaving much better - install went
off without a hitch but I picked kernel 2.2.x instead of 2.4.x so the 802.11b
L2 stuff I want to play with didn't work. I started down the road of  a
kernel update, got disgusted with the P133 its running on, so I'm
reinstalling from scratch making sure I pick 2.4.5.




Jonathan Warren wrote:

> LOL did you get Slackware to work?
>
> On Fri, Jan 17, 2003 at 06:14:14PM -0600, neal r wrote:
> >
> >
> >   I just noticed this - ham operators can now use 802.11b as an
> > operating mode.
> >
> > http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/01/10/3/?nc=1
> >
> >
> >   Who wants to play?  I've got wireless internet going in Washington,
> > Douglas, Sarpy, Pottawatamie, and Mills counties, and the technician
> > license required to access this stuff is not a big deal. I've got to
> > talk with my partners before I get our network involved but I don't
> > think it'll be a big deal, both the CEO and I have our ham tickets.
> >
> >
> >    Besides 802.11b there are packet radio systems that can do 1200 baud
> > in 2m, 9600 baud in 70cm( I think) and with 1.2GHz you can get an honest
> > 56k, and these bands can reach out twenty miles or more from a central
> > site.
> >
> >
> >   If anyone wants to know more I'll be right here, wrestling with my
> > Whiny Little Bitch Linux (aka Slackware) installation.
> >
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