Even in a completely flat field, the curvature of the Earth will limit
line-of-sight to 12 miles. When doing this in a city, the density needs to
be **much** greater than that due to various obstructions.

The best distance I have heard of with 802.11b is 50 miles. This was done
in Canada - mountain-top to mountain-top with big honkin' antennas.

In a place like Phoenix metro, with "reasonable" masts/antennas, I would
guess that an access point would be needed every 0.5 mile or so. This
density could probably be extended a bit in more rural areas. Really the
only way to know is to find a neighbor and give it a shot. :)

~Jay



On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Jiva DeVoe wrote:

> I was pretty shocked to find out that these guys are able to do
> 802.11b up to 40km!!! with line of sight!  I couldn't beleive it!
>
> On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 12:44:53AM -0700, Jay wrote:
> >
> >
> > Absolutely! I am near 46th Place and Ray Road (in Ahwatukee) - I have two
> > 802.11b networks at home and would gladly add an antenna (or two) if there
> > are other people in the area...
> >
> > ~Jay
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Jiva DeVoe wrote:
> >
> > > We should do something like this:
> > >
> > > http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/~mesh/faq.html#3.5
> > >
> > > It's a metropolitan area cooperative wireless network.
> > >
> > > Anyone else out there with an 802.11b network think this is cool? :)
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

-- 
~Jay