[This text taken from Consume Website... Prices have been removed as they have changed.]
The equipment has been selected from Orinico, a Lucent-Bell Labs brand. Other brands may offer similar and compatible equipment but we are sticking with one lead brand for now.
Comcode Description
848441499 ORiNOCO PCMCIA Transceiver Card
EXT/ETS (meets ETSI requirements)
848072559 ORiNOCO ISA Converter card -
the PCMCIA card fits into the
slot in it (for desktop/tower PCs).
848463055 ORiNOCO PCI Converter card -
the PCMCIA card fits into the
slot in it (for desktop/tower PCs).
848312591 7 dBi Omni-Directional Campus
roaming Antenna (Female N-type)
848274197 Antenna Cable 50 ft / 15 meter
(LMR 400-Standard-N - 4dBi loss)
848223350 WaveLAN IEEE pigtail 50 cm
(Male N-type)
848274163 Lightning Protector
(2x Female N-type connector -
0.2 dBi loss)
You will also need an
Antenna rooftop attachment
(e.g wall or chimney mount from B&Q)
and either
A Desktop/Tower PC into which the
ISA or PCI Converter card fits
or
A portable/laptop PC with a PCMCIA slot
into which the PCMCIA Transceiver
Card fits (No ISA or PCI Converter
card is needed)
This set of equipment will enable you to exchange omni-directional network traffic as far as 1.5km.
You will also need to climb to your rooftop location and install the Antenna. Run the cable down to the PC with the network card and ORiNOCO PC card in it. Keep it dry and safe..!
12 Feb 2000