[PLUG] Metrofi wins Rogue of the Week

[Paul Johnson]

On Jan 9, 2008 3:21 PM, Jim Karlock <jjkarlock at gmail.com> wrote:
> At 03:02 PM 1/9/08, Paul Charles Leddy wrote:
> >you know why, right? same here, btw
> >
> >On Jan 9, 2008 2:06 PM, Alan <alan at clueserver.org> wrote:
> >
> > > > Chief rabble-rouser Russell puts Metrofi in the spotlight.
> > > >    http://wweek.com/editorial/3409/10212/
> > >
> > > My laptop can see a MetroFi node from my desk at work.  I have never been
> > > able to get an IP address from it or connect in any usable way.
> > >
> > > Amazingly bogus crap.
>
> The official story is that they use the highest power allowed, so
> they transmit farther than the typical wireless. Their solution is
> for you to to get a high power card.

Seems like a better answer would be to get a higher gain antenna...

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Paul Johnson
baloo at ursine.ca