[plug] Another network question (IP Aliasing)

[Onno Benschop]

On Tue, 2003-06-10 at 15:18, Craig Ringer wrote:
> > I can suggest a solution that gives you one out of two of those
> > requirements. It is not ADSL, Dial-Up or ISDN with very competitive
> > rates. It's always on.
> > 
> > I'll give you a hint:
> > 
> > 	Look at my .sig
> > 
> > Pricing is ~$150 per month, 400K down, 76K up, 1.25Gb included. There
> > are bigger and smaller plans/data/speeds/contracts available.
> 
> Interesting. I wasn't aware of any wireless providers since iiNet's 
> Cityspan service. Unfortunately, its unsuitable for a main link due to 
> the low data allowance and low speed (especially outgoing). Tempting for 
> a backup link, though - the monthly price isn't attractive for a service 
> to be used for a day or 2 every couple of months, though.

Hmm, I suppose there is no physical connection to Optus B3, so it does
sort of count as wireless, but I think that when you use the the word
"Wireless" you're thinking of 802.11x or any number of other short range
solutions. (When I say short range, I'm talking within 10 km or so.) The
solution I'm using covers me all through Australia, New Zealand and a
number of locations around the Indian Ocean and the Pacific.

Need any more hints :-)

PS. I concede that if you're only using your backup a day or 2 every
couple of months, this is not the solution for you. You might find it
much more effective to get a mate within clear-line-of-sight, with a
similar requirement to yours, each buy a yagi and a wireless access
point, and ensure that you're both connected to different pipes. That
way both of you have each other as the redundancy. You could expand it
to cover a number of mates and even share traffic among yourselves...

PPS. For those of you still curious as to what solution I was talking
about, it's a two-way satellite link, called 2-Way SatWeb from Optus.
There are alternatives (with apparently less coverage area) from Telstra
and I know that WestNet also sells some satellite services...

PPPS. You might ask why I'm with a 2m dish - it's because I'm travelling
around Australia over the next two years or so, need permanent broadband
while I'm travelling and need it to be affordable. (Albeit not quite
portable :-) (Photo's and website coming RSN. :-)

Onno Benschop 

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