From owner-freebsd-isp Wed Nov 13 10:50:51 1996 Return-Path: owner-isp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA05744 for isp-outgoing; Wed, 13 Nov 1996 10:50:51 -0800 (PST) Received: from pinky.junction.net (pinky.junction.net [199.166.227.12]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA05733 for ; Wed, 13 Nov 1996 10:50:46 -0800 (PST) Received: from sidhe.memra.com (sidhe.memra.com [199.166.227.105]) by pinky.junction.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id LAA22590 for ; Wed, 13 Nov 1996 11:06:14 -0800 Received: from localhost (michael@localhost) by sidhe.memra.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id KAA09663 for ; Wed, 13 Nov 1996 10:46:57 -0800 Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 10:46:56 -0800 (PST) From: Michael Dillon To: isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bang bang bang bang - lame lame lame lame In-Reply-To: <199611131751.LAA23456@brasil.moneng.mei.com> Message-ID: Organization: Memra Software Inc. - Internet consulting MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Wed, 13 Nov 1996, Joe Greco wrote: > > What if I put fiber on the > > poles, and dropped into people's homes at say, 100 megabit duplex > > ethernet? Then microwave myself back to the real world to connect to > > the net... If you have no experience with outside plant and your investors have less than $10 million dollars, then forget this idea. Stick to inside plant better known as LAN's and ISP networks. Outside plant is a whole different animal. Greater distances, weatherproofing, strain relief from the weight of the cable plus wet snow and birds perching on it, noise ingress, etc..... Michael Dillon - ISP & Internet Consulting Memra Software Inc. - Fax: +1-604-546-3049 http://www.memra.com - E-mail: michael@memra.com