[MLB-WIRELESS] Need some help understanding a few things

[Ryan Abbenhuys]

This is the best post to the list in ages!  :)

Yes you need LOS to connect.  You need to find a way out of shit creek. 
Either by linking via others till you can get out, or sticking up a nice
tall mast that allows you to get over the smallest hill around you to
someone.

>I know you all just read that title and though - fuck me, another newbie, 
>who is going to ask us about nic's and 802.11b and how they set up a 
>connection to melbourne wireless - or you're ready to tell me to read the 
>FAQ - but before you flood my inbox with abuse - hear me out.
>
>I live a small bumfuckwest town called monbulk - now i am wanting to set 
>up a link to communicate with mkates in moorlbark (if you don't where this

>is - it's at the base of mount dandy just past lilydale and kilsyth) now 
>the only problem with this- i  do not have line of site, as there is a 
>huge fuck off mountain (mount dandy) in my way of seeing melbourne - can i

>use the communication towers on mount dandy to relay my signal to them? or

>if i don't have LOS am i fucked?
>
>And how come i can;t just chuck an 802.11b device onto my computer 
>(desktop), an antenna on my roof and connect? what's this shit about 
>setting up clients and linux got to do with anything? I only want to 
>connect firstly - then i will set up a server to host and serve shit.
>
>Any help on my rant would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Tim Dickinson (using windows XP - please don't judge me based on this, 
>suse was being a fuckstick)

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