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Gnomo,
Thanks for the advice to not worry about FCC stuff. That sounds reasonable. And also about DSL sharing being parallel to cable theft. That also sounds reasonable.
(BTW, I am actually very pleased with my ISP (NO spam gets through, very reasonable pricing, and excellent customer service...basically, the dream-team ISP...), particularly considering that in my very rural environment my options are quite limited, and my ISP could get by with a lot worse service at a much higher price. So I would be a real pud to do anything to shaft them.)
Thanks for hanging in there with me, fellas.
Here's an update of sorts: I just am putting the finishing touches (reloading, checking software, etc.) on my "brain transplant" on my 2001 Dual USB iBook. That is, I just removed the stock 10GB HDD and plopped in a new 80GB wonder. What I want to do next is get an Airport card and finally go wireless (the reason behind this post). Only, I just realized today that I'll have to stick with 802.11b, which it looks like has a smaller range than 802.11g. Even Apple's optimistic marketing limits it to 150 feet, about 1/2 the distance I want to span...
What I'm getting from all your (plural; all y'all's) posts, however, is that I'll simply have to do some amount of trial-and-error with optional external antennas or bridging with extra routers in between. I'll try to report back when I can get around to this, which may be as long as 1-2 mos. away.
Thanks for the advice to not worry about FCC stuff. That sounds reasonable. And also about DSL sharing being parallel to cable theft. That also sounds reasonable.
(BTW, I am actually very pleased with my ISP (NO spam gets through, very reasonable pricing, and excellent customer service...basically, the dream-team ISP...), particularly considering that in my very rural environment my options are quite limited, and my ISP could get by with a lot worse service at a much higher price. So I would be a real pud to do anything to shaft them.)
Thanks for hanging in there with me, fellas.
Here's an update of sorts: I just am putting the finishing touches (reloading, checking software, etc.) on my "brain transplant" on my 2001 Dual USB iBook. That is, I just removed the stock 10GB HDD and plopped in a new 80GB wonder. What I want to do next is get an Airport card and finally go wireless (the reason behind this post). Only, I just realized today that I'll have to stick with 802.11b, which it looks like has a smaller range than 802.11g. Even Apple's optimistic marketing limits it to 150 feet, about 1/2 the distance I want to span...
What I'm getting from all your (plural; all y'all's) posts, however, is that I'll simply have to do some amount of trial-and-error with optional external antennas or bridging with extra routers in between. I'll try to report back when I can get around to this, which may be as long as 1-2 mos. away.