Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
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I have the Internet at home, but there is a restaurant less than three
blocks away that I would like to access. My home is higher than the
resteraunt so I hope that helps.
Any suggestion how to do this or what to buy? Currently I have a D-
Link AirPlus G DI-524 802.11g/2.4GHz Wireless Router. Do I need a
whole new router or can I buy a booster of some sort?
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
"Discoduck" <fornewsgroups@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> x-no-archive:
> I have the Internet at home, but there is a restaurant less than three
> blocks away that I would like to access. My home is higher than the
> resteraunt so I hope that helps.
> Any suggestion how to do this or what to buy? Currently I have a D-
> Link AirPlus G DI-524 802.11g/2.4GHz Wireless Router. Do I need a
> whole new router or can I buy a booster of some sort?
Why not buy your own internet connection? Now there's an idea....
>I have the Internet at home, but there is a restaurant less than three
>blocks away that I would like to access.
Do you have the restaurants permission to use their internet
connection? Normally, it's only for their customers.
>My home is higher than the
>resteraunt so I hope that helps.
Well, lets go through the line of sight quiz:
1. Can you see the restaurant?
2. If not, what's in between you and the restraunt?
3. If yes, can you see the access point at the restaurant?
4. If not, can you position yourself so you can see the access point?
5. How far away (in units of measure other than blocks, paces, or
cubits)?
>Any suggestion how to do this or what to buy?
That depends on how you plan to setup your end. Any particular
computer? Will it accept PCI cards? Or is it a laptop? If a laptop,
does it have USB 2.0? If not, does it have PCMCIA (16bit) or PC
Card(32 bit)? Are you getting the idea? Without a clue what you have
to work with, it's not possible to offer an equipment recommendation.
In addition, there's some question of the antenna location. If you're
going to mount this mess in a window, you can get away with something
fairly crud. However, if the antenna and radio are on the roof, in
the weather, life is a bit more complex.
>Currently I have a D-
>Link AirPlus G DI-524 802.11g/2.4GHz Wireless Router.
DI-524 rev A, B, C, or D? Look on the serial number tag. However, it
doesn't matter as the DI-524 won't work. What you need is some kind
of client adapter or wireless client bridge. It can also be part of
the antenna and powered by PoE (Power over Ethernet). Lots of
options, none of which the DI-524 can do. It's strictly a wireless
router, not a client adapter. If it had a "client mode", it could be
used, but it doesn't. Checking...
<http://www.support.dlink.com/emulators/di524_revD/h_wireless.html>
Nope. No client mode.
>Do I need a
>whole new router or can I buy a booster of some sort?
Not a router. Some kind of client adapter depending on what kind of
unspecified computer you're using. Lay off the boosters as they only
cause more problems than they solve. Details on request.
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
On Jul 20, 8:50 pm, "Adair Winter" <ada...@swbell.net> wrote:
> "Discoduck" <fornewsgro...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> > x-no-archive:
> > I have the Internet at home, but there is a restaurant less than three
> > blocks away that I would like to access. My home is higher than the
> > resteraunt so I hope that helps.
> > Any suggestion how to do this or what to buy? Currently I have a D-
> > Link AirPlus G DI-524 802.11g/2.4GHz Wireless Router. Do I need a
> > whole new router or can I buy a booster of some sort?
>
> Why not buy your own internet connection? Now there's an idea....
>
> Adair
Why don't you read my post properly? Now there is an idea....
I state I have the Internet at home.
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
On Jul 21, 12:19 am, Jeff Liebermann <je...@cruzio.com> wrote:
> Discoduck <fornewsgro...@shaw.ca> hath wroth:
>
> >x-no-archive:
>
> Nice try:
> <http://groups.google.com/group/alt.internet.wireless/browse_frm/threa...>
>
> >I have the Internet at home, but there is a restaurant less than three
> >blocks away that I would like to access.
>
> Do you have the restaurants permission to use their internet
> connection? Normally, it's only for their customers.
I have the Internet at home. I just want to access it from the
restaurant
>
> >My home is higher than the
> >resteraunt so I hope that helps.
>
> Well, lets go through the line of sight quiz:
> 1. Can you see the restaurant?
> 2. If not, what's in between you and the restraunt?
> 3. If yes, can you see the access point at the restaurant?
> 4. If not, can you position yourself so you can see the access point?
> 5. How far away (in units of measure other than blocks, paces, or
> cubits)?
>
> >Any suggestion how to do this or what to buy?
>
> That depends on how you plan to setup your end. Any particular
> computer? Will it accept PCI cards? Or is it a laptop? If a laptop,
> does it have USB 2.0? If not, does it have PCMCIA (16bit) or PC
> Card(32 bit)? Are you getting the idea? Without a clue what you have
> to work with, it's not possible to offer an equipment recommendation.
>
> In addition, there's some question of the antenna location. If you're
> going to mount this mess in a window, you can get away with something
> fairly crud. However, if the antenna and radio are on the roof, in
> the weather, life is a bit more complex.
>
> >Currently I have a D-
> >Link AirPlus G DI-524 802.11g/2.4GHz Wireless Router.
>
> DI-524 rev A, B, C, or D? Look on the serial number tag. However, it
> doesn't matter as the DI-524 won't work. What you need is some kind
> of client adapter or wireless client bridge. It can also be part of
> the antenna and powered by PoE (Power over Ethernet). Lots of
> options, none of which the DI-524 can do. It's strictly a wireless
> router, not a client adapter. If it had a "client mode", it could be
> used, but it doesn't. Checking...
> <http://www.support.dlink.com/emulators/di524_revD/h_wireless.html>
> Nope. No client mode.
>
> >Do I need a
> >whole new router or can I buy a booster of some sort?
>
> Not a router. Some kind of client adapter depending on what kind of
> unspecified computer you're using. Lay off the boosters as they only
> cause more problems than they solve. Details on request.
>
> --
> Jeff Liebermann je...@cruzio.com
> 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
> Santa Cruz CA 95060http://802.11junk.com
> Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
On Jul 20, 8:50 pm, "Adair Winter" <ada...@swbell.net> wrote:
> "Discoduck" <fornewsgro...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> > x-no-archive:
> > I have the Internet at home, but there is a restaurant less than three
> > blocks away that I would like to access. My home is higher than the
> > resteraunt so I hope that helps.
> > Any suggestion how to do this or what to buy? Currently I have a D-
> > Link AirPlus G DI-524 802.11g/2.4GHz Wireless Router. Do I need a
> > whole new router or can I buy a booster of some sort?
>
> Why not buy your own internet connection? Now there's an idea....
>
> Adair
Why not read my post properly? Or even the subect line. Now there's
an idea...
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
"Discoduck" <fornewsgroups@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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>> > Any suggestion how to do this or what to buy? Currently I have a D-
>> > Link AirPlus G DI-524 802.11g/2.4GHz Wireless Router. Do I need a
>> > whole new router or can I buy a booster of some sort?
>>
My two cents.......why not try what you have and then report back? Get your
router as high as you can, use a parabolic antenna (easy to make) and try it
out?
3 blocks is not far. What IS important is line of sight, obstacles in either
location, wireless client device, etc....
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
On Jul 21, 11:13 am, "Travis McGee" <rukidd...@aol.com> wrote:
> "Discoduck" <fornewsgro...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>
> news:1185041360.191883.57700@e16g2000pri.googlegro ups.com...
>
> >> > Any suggestion how to do this or what to buy? Currently I have a D-
> >> > Link AirPlus G DI-524 802.11g/2.4GHz Wireless Router. Do I need a
> >> > whole new router or can I buy a booster of some sort?
>
> My two cents.......why not try what you have and then report back? Get your
> router as high as you can, use a parabolic antenna (easy to make) and try it
> out?
> 3 blocks is not far. What IS important is line of sight, obstacles in either
> location, wireless client device, etc....
Thanks Travis. I haven't moved into the place yet but from past
experience I'm fairly confident it won't make it (yet). There are
buildings in the way which is why I'm hoping the fact I'm higher up,
will be helpful.
Now I'll google "parabolic antenna"
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
Discoduck <fornewsgroups@shaw.ca> hath wroth:
>> >I have the Internet at home, but there is a restaurant less than three
>> >blocks away that I would like to access.
>>
>> Do you have the restaurants permission to use their internet
>> connection? Normally, it's only for their customers.
>I have the Internet at home. I just want to access it from the
>restaurant
There's now two of us that have read this to mean that you want access
the restraunt wi-fi. How would you interpret this sentence:
"...there is a restaurant... that I would like to access."
You might want to work on the grammar.
Anyway, half my comments still apply, except backwards. Unfortunately,
you won't be able to do much with your laptop or whatever you drag to
the restaurant. Big antennas won't work very well inside, especially
from random tables and locations. The big antenna will have to be at
your home end, and that will only work if you have line of sight.
Incidentally, thanks for ignoring all my requests for more
information. That saves me lots of time in not having to solve your
problem.
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
On Jul 21, 11:43 am, Jeff Liebermann <je...@cruzio.com> wrote:
> Discoduck <fornewsgro...@shaw.ca> hath wroth:
>
> >> >I have the Internet at home, but there is a restaurant less than three
> >> >blocks away that I would like to access.
>
> >> Do you have the restaurants permission to use their internet
> >> connection? Normally, it's only for their customers.
> >I have the Internet at home. I just want to access it from the
> >restaurant
>
> There's now two of us that have read this to mean that you want access
> the restraunt wi-fi. How would you interpret this sentence:
> "...there is a restaurant... that I would like to access."
> You might want to work on the grammar.
Actually the grammar is fine. You made the assumption because most
people ask about the opposite. What part of "Want to access my
connection from about 2-3 blocks away" and "I have the Internet at
home" did you understand? So you may want to work on your reading
comprehension.
>
> Anyway, half my comments still apply, except backwards. Unfortunately,
> you won't be able to do much with your laptop or whatever you drag to
> the restaurant. Big antennas won't work very well inside, especially
> from random tables and locations. The big antenna will have to be at
> your home end, and that will only work if you have line of sight.
thanks for the info.
>
> Incidentally, thanks for ignoring all my requests for more
> information. That saves me lots of time in not having to solve your
> problem.
It sounds like you didn't understand the problem so you couldn't have
solved it anyway.
You're welcome.
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
> Discoduck <fornewsgro...@shaw.ca> hath wroth:
> >> >I have the Internet at home, but there is a restaurant less than three
> >> >blocks away that I would like to access.
> >> Do you have the restaurants permission to use their internet
> >> connection? Normally, it's only for their customers.
> >I have the Internet at home. I just want to access it from the
> >restaurant
> There's now two of us that have read this to mean that you want access
> the restraunt wi-fi. How would you interpret this sentence:
> "...there is a restaurant... that I would like to access."
> You might want to work on the grammar.
Actually the grammar is fine. You made the assumption because most
people ask about the opposite. What part of "Want to access my
connection from about 2-3 blocks away" and "I have the Internet at
home" didn't you understand? So you may want to work on your
reading
comprehension.
> Anyway, half my comments still apply, except backwards. Unfortunately,
> you won't be able to do much with your laptop or whatever you drag to
> the restaurant. Big antennas won't work very well inside, especially
> from random tables and locations. The big antenna will have to be at
> your home end, and that will only work if you have line of sight.
thanks for the info.
> Incidentally, thanks for ignoring all my requests for more
> information. That saves me lots of time in not having to solve your
> problem.
It sounds like you didn't understand the problem so you couldn't have
solved it anyway.
You're welcome.
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
"Discoduck" <fornewsgroups@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:1185044989.930147.126380@e16g2000pri.googlegr oups.com...
> On Jul 21, 11:43 am, Jeff Liebermann <je...@cruzio.com> wrote:
>> Discoduck <fornewsgro...@shaw.ca> hath wroth:
>>
>> >> >I have the Internet at home, but there is a restaurant less than
>> >> >three
>> >> >blocks away that I would like to access.
>>
>> >> Do you have the restaurants permission to use their internet
>> >> connection? Normally, it's only for their customers.
>> >I have the Internet at home. I just want to access it from the
>> >restaurant
>>
>> There's now two of us that have read this to mean that you want access
>> the restraunt wi-fi. How would you interpret this sentence:
>> "...there is a restaurant... that I would like to access."
>> You might want to work on the grammar.
>
>
> Actually the grammar is fine. You made the assumption because most
> people ask about the opposite. What part of "Want to access my
> connection from about 2-3 blocks away" and "I have the Internet at
> home" did you understand? So you may want to work on your reading
> comprehension.
Actually his reading comprehension is fine.
How you wrote your statement indicated that you wanted to access the
restaurant from your house.
>
>
>>
>> Anyway, half my comments still apply, except backwards. Unfortunately,
>> you won't be able to do much with your laptop or whatever you drag to
>> the restaurant. Big antennas won't work very well inside, especially
>> from random tables and locations. The big antenna will have to be at
>> your home end, and that will only work if you have line of sight.
>
> thanks for the info.
>
>>
>> Incidentally, thanks for ignoring all my requests for more
>> information. That saves me lots of time in not having to solve your
>> problem.
>
> It sounds like you didn't understand the problem so you couldn't have
> solved it anyway.
> You're welcome.
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
"Discoduck" <fornewsgroups@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> On Jul 20, 8:50 pm, "Adair Winter" <ada...@swbell.net> wrote:
>> "Discoduck" <fornewsgro...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>> > x-no-archive:
>> > I have the Internet at home, but there is a restaurant less than three
>> > blocks away that I would like to access. My home is higher than the
>> > resteraunt so I hope that helps.
>> > Any suggestion how to do this or what to buy? Currently I have a D-
>> > Link AirPlus G DI-524 802.11g/2.4GHz Wireless Router. Do I need a
>> > whole new router or can I buy a booster of some sort?
>>
>> Why not buy your own internet connection? Now there's an idea....
>>
>> Adair
>
> Why not read my post properly?
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
Take a chill pill, guys...........
I actually had to re-read it twice before I got it. I was "assuming" he
wanted to hijack the AP like everyone else did. I was wrong.
In any case, all these antics about using wireless in ways it wasn't
designed for is getting tiresome (tm). Sure you can run LOS 100 miles..
with the stability of a crack head on speed. But why?
I, too, experimented with the wireless toy, and finally did what good old
Jeff L told me to do in the first place. Run cat 5. It was expensive
($160/500'), and I only used 200 feet of the stuff (cat 5e/indoor outdoor).
I then set up the AP at the end of the line, and now I have wifi all over my
house, using my mom's broadband. I guess I'm using it in bridge mode, don't
really know.
For this scenario, I don't see much joy in trying to connnect over a cup of
coffee at the joint. Too many variables. Maybe an outdoor table? Maybe
suggest they set it up as a hotspot?
In any case, I'd like to play with building an outdoor AP using existing
routers and POE.
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:40:23 -0700, Discoduck
<fornewsgroups@shaw.ca> wrote:
>x-no-archive:
>I have the Internet at home, but there is a restaurant less than three
>blocks away that I would like to access. My home is higher than the
>resteraunt so I hope that helps.
>Any suggestion how to do this or what to buy? Currently I have a D-
>Link AirPlus G DI-524 802.11g/2.4GHz Wireless Router. Do I need a
>whole new router or can I buy a booster of some sort?
Well, to access the restaurant, you usually drive a car, call a
cab, or walk, and use an appropriate entrance when you get there.
Since your home is higher than the resturant, you might purchase
roller skates or a skateboard. Not sure what the router has to do
with your question. ;)
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
Discoduck wrote:
> On Jul 21, 11:43 am, Jeff Liebermann <je...@cruzio.com> wrote:
>> Discoduck <fornewsgro...@shaw.ca> hath wroth:
>>
>>>>> I have the Internet at home, but there is a restaurant less than three
>>>>> blocks away that I would like to access.
>>>> Do you have the restaurants permission to use their internet
>>>> connection? Normally, it's only for their customers.
>>> I have the Internet at home. I just want to access it from the
>>> restaurant
>> There's now two of us that have read this to mean that you want access
>> the restraunt wi-fi. How would you interpret this sentence:
>> "...there is a restaurant... that I would like to access."
>> You might want to work on the grammar.
>
>
> Actually the grammar is fine. You made the assumption because most
> people ask about the opposite. What part of "Want to access my
> connection from about 2-3 blocks away" and "I have the Internet at
> home" did you understand? So you may want to work on your reading
> comprehension.
Your original statement is not clearly written...
Try this next time:
I have Internet access at home. I want to access my home connection from
a restaurant less than three blocks away. Can I do this and, if so, how?
>
>
>> Anyway, half my comments still apply, except backwards. Unfortunately,
>> you won't be able to do much with your laptop or whatever you drag to
>> the restaurant. Big antennas won't work very well inside, especially
>> from random tables and locations. The big antenna will have to be at
>> your home end, and that will only work if you have line of sight.
>
> thanks for the info.
>
>> Incidentally, thanks for ignoring all my requests for more
>> information. That saves me lots of time in not having to solve your
>> problem.
>
> It sounds like you didn't understand the problem so you couldn't have
> solved it anyway.
> You're welcome.
>
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
Discoduck <fornewsgroups@shaw.ca> wrote:
> > Discoduck <fornewsgro...@shaw.ca> hath wroth:
> > >> >I have the Internet at home, but there is a restaurant less than three
> > >> >blocks away that I would like to access.
> Actually the grammar is fine. You made the assumption because most
> people ask about the opposite. What part of "Want to access my
> connection from about 2-3 blocks away" and "I have the Internet at home"
> didn't you understand? So you may want to work on your reading
> comprehension.
You rephrased your own statement, blending the subject with the dissimilar
text in the posting, but refer to the new phrasing as if it were the
original posting that should have been easy to understand.
"I have the internet at home, and I would like to access my home connection
while I am at a restaurant that is less than three blocks away."
That might have been easier for people to understand. But then you
wouldn't have been able to get all pissy about people assuming that you are
trying to poach from the restaurant. If you knew that would be the common
assumption, you might even have stressed that it was not what you were
trying to do.
> It sounds like you didn't understand the problem so you couldn't have
> solved it anyway.
To suggest that Jeff can't solve a WiFi problem that he cares about is just
incorrect. His advice was good. Just reverse the directions, kind of like
the instructions for a transformer toy.
But, you don't care, do you?
--
Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
"Discoduck" <fornewsgroups@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>
> Why don't you read my post properly? Now there is an idea....
> I state I have the Internet at home.
I sit corrected.
So are you just trying to do this to learn how to do it and the restaurant
is your target? Or do you have a lagit reason to be on their network?
just curious.
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
"Discoduck" <fornewsgroups@shaw.ca> wrote in message.
>
>
> Actually the grammar is fine. You made the assumption because most
> people ask about the opposite. What part of "Want to access my
> connection from about 2-3 blocks away" and "I have the Internet at
> home" did you understand? So you may want to work on your reading
> comprehension.
That's not what you said.
From your OP.
"I have the Internet at home, but there is a restaurant less than three
blocks away that I would like to access."
I've tried to reason in my head how that sentance would make me believe that
you want to use your internet connection from home at the restaurant and
just can't do it.
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
"Discoduck" <fornewsgroups@shaw.ca> wrote in message >
> It sounds like you didn't understand the problem so you couldn't have
> solved it anyway.
> You're welcome.
Jeff is one of the more helpful people here.
What he said and asked of you (as he said) is still very valid.. You have a
problem making yourself clear and accepting help.
Adair
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:
> Ouch. The price of copper has gone up but not quite that high. I'm
> paying about $90 for 1000ft of CAT5e. What did you buy? Shielded?
> Gel filled (waterproof)? CAT6?
I'm using another DWL-122 USB dongle for this week's installation.
I was dismayed that my Lenovo T60 had a strong signal, and the DWL-122 was
only catching 1 or 2MbpS, and dropping frequently.
I thought I might reuse the gel-filled cable that was running past the two
points of interest from a failed RS422 installation, but I wasn't sure how
many wires it had in it, and I don't like to get anywhere near the messy
ends of that gunk.
Then I picked up a plastic cover from a 100-pack of CDROMs, poked a hole in
it 1.44" from the back, wrapped it with aluminum foil and stuck the dongle
inside. It provides a solid connection with the "can" to an AP that is 150
feet away, through a few inside and outside walls. I didn't post a
picture, 'cause it is kind of wrinkly, and it functionally looks a lot like
my coffee can. http://www.rahul.net/dold/clarence/u...42-800x600.jpg
--
Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
"Si Ballenger" <shb*NO*SPAM*@comporium.net> wrote in message
> Well, to access the restaurant, you usually drive a car, call a
> cab, or walk, and use an appropriate entrance when you get there.
> Since your home is higher than the resturant, you might purchase
> roller skates or a skateboard. Not sure what the router has to do
> with your question. ;)
Heh, good one.. getting home on the roller skates is going to suck!
Adair
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
On Jul 21, 3:37 pm, "Adair Winter" <ada...@swbell.net> wrote:
> "Discoduck" <fornewsgro...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>
> > Why don't you read my post properly? Now there is an idea....
> > I state I have the Internet at home.
>
> I sit corrected.
> So are you just trying to do this to learn how to do it and the restaurant
> is your target? Or do you have a lagit reason to be on their network?
> just curious.
>
> Adair
I don't want to be on thier network. I don't even know if they have a
wireless connection. I just want to access my Internet connection
from there since I frequent it.
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
On Jul 21, 3:43 pm, "Adair Winter" <ada...@swbell.net> wrote:
> "Discoduck" <fornewsgro...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> > I have the Internet at home. I just want to access it from the
> > restaurant
>
> Ah, now it's finally clear.. gee..
>
> Adair
It was clear before. Why would I mention my internet connection at
home and why would I state in the subject line "Want to access my
connection from about 2-3 blocks away" if I wanted to access thier
connection?
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
On Jul 21, 3:47 pm, "Adair Winter" <ada...@swbell.net> wrote:
> "Discoduck" <fornewsgro...@shaw.ca> wrote in message.
>
> > Actually the grammar is fine. You made the assumption because most
> > people ask about the opposite. What part of "Want to access my
> > connection from about 2-3 blocks away" and "I have the Internet at
> > home" did you understand? So you may want to work on your reading
> > comprehension.
>
> That's not what you said.
> From your OP.
> "I have the Internet at home, but there is a restaurant less than three
> blocks away that I would like to access."
> I've tried to reason in my head how that sentance would make me believe that
> you want to use your internet connection from home at the restaurant and
> just can't do it.
>
> Adair
Well try a tinsy winsy bit harder. I mentioned my home internet
access and I stated (in the subject line yet) "Want to access my
connection from about 2-3 blocks away".
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
On Jul 21, 3:50 pm, "Adair Winter" <ada...@swbell.net> wrote:
> "Discoduck" <fornewsgro...@shaw.ca> wrote in message >
> > It sounds like you didn't understand the problem so you couldn't have
> > solved it anyway.
> > You're welcome.
>
> Jeff is one of the more helpful people here.
> What he said and asked of you (as he said) is still very valid.. You have a
> problem making yourself clear and accepting help.
> Adair
Nonsense. I thanked those that offerred information (re-read the
thread). And my post was clear. with "I have the Internet at home"
and especially the subject line "Want to access my connection from
about 2-3 blocks away".
You, Adair, took exception to my correcting you. You stated "Why not
buy your own internet connection" when I stated (twice) that I do.
You have a problem simply admitting you were wrong.
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:09:49 -0700, in alt.internet.wireless ,
Discoduck <fornewsgroups@shaw.ca> wrote:
>On Jul 21, 11:43 am, Jeff Liebermann <je...@cruzio.com> wrote:
>> Discoduck <fornewsgro...@shaw.ca> hath wroth:
>>
>> >> >I have the Internet at home, but there is a restaurant less than three
>> >> >blocks away that I would like to access.
>>
>> >> Do you have the restaurants permission to use their internet
>> >> connection? Normally, it's only for their customers.
>> >I have the Internet at home. I just want to access it from the
>> >restaurant
>>
>> There's now two of us that have read this to mean that you want access
>> the restraunt wi-fi. How would you interpret this sentence:
>> "...there is a restaurant... that I would like to access."
>> You might want to work on the grammar.
>
>
>Actually the grammar is fine.
They way you wrote it, there was no other interpretation than that you
wanted to access the restaurant's internet,
The correct statement would have been "there is a restaurant less than
three blocks away that i would like to access MY CONNECTION FROM."
>You made the assumption because most
>people ask about the opposite.
No, he made it for the same reason I did - because he read the words
you wrote.
>What part of "Want to access my
>connection from about 2-3 blocks away" and "I have the Internet at
>home" did you understand?
I should think that he didn't undertstand the bit you didn't write,
just like you omitted "not" from the above sentence. Please note that
if you have a comment to make, it goes in the BODY of the post, not in
the subject.
>So you may want to work on your reading
>comprehension.
s/reading/writing/g
>> Incidentally, thanks for ignoring all my requests for more
>> information. That saves me lots of time in not having to solve your
>> problem.
>
>It sounds like you didn't understand the problem so you couldn't have
>solved it anyway.
If you'd explained the actual problem, Jeoff, who is one of the real
gurus here, could almost certainly have answered it. Somehow I doubt
he'll bother now.
--
Mark McIntyre
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
On Jul 21, 3:52 pm, "Adair Winter" <ada...@swbell.net> wrote:
> "Si Ballenger" <shb*NO*SP...@comporium.net> wrote in message
> > Well, to access the restaurant, you usually drive a car, call a
> > cab, or walk, and use an appropriate entrance when you get there.
> > Since your home is higher than the resturant, you might purchase
> > roller skates or a skateboard. Not sure what the router has to do
> > with your question. ;)
>
> Heh, good one.. getting home on the roller skates is going to suck!
> Adair
Re: Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away
"Discoduck" <fornewsgroups@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>
> You, Adair, took exception to my correcting you. You stated "Why not
> buy your own internet connection" when I stated (twice) that I do.
> You have a problem simply admitting you were wrong.
Ok, however you see it. I did not clearly read the subject however the body
of your post was unclear.
Reguardless, it is now understood what you are tying to do.
Want to access my connection from about 2-3 blocks away 
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