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From: rbrink@hubcap.clemson.edu (Rick Brink)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Infrared Bridging
Message-ID: <11588@hubcap.clemson.edu>
Date: 13 Nov 90 21:02:21 GMT
References: <90316.113523ANDQC@CUNYVM.BITNET>
Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC
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From article <90316.113523ANDQC@CUNYVM.BITNET>, by ANDQC@CUNYVM (Andrew A. Beveridge):
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> We are trying to connect our building to a campus Ethernet, which then goes on
> to TCP/IP.  We cannot draw a cable under the street.  (Or if we can it will
> take us ten years to find out.)  The computer center is about 1/4  mile
> away.  We understand the Infrared is the way to go.
> 
Why have you forsaken the standard leased phoneline and modem pair.  At 18k,
you should be able to run that line for years.  The speed for that distance
should be pretty high.