A challenge, can you answer it?

youvegotjermzyouvegotjermz Baton Rouge, La
edited March 2005 in Hardware
hey guys i'm kinda boxed into a conner on this one but lets see where it goes.

here's my situation, i need to get info transfered from "pc A" to "pc B" they are about 20-25 miles apart. here are the conditions though, no dsl, no cable, no dial up. i need wireless. the area is remote. i would like to transfer the files once a week, they have an average total size of 50-60 megs. i've looked into remote SCATA systems but don't know if i can make the PCL modem work with a pc.

i need to know about possible cellular modems and radio modems, and what's needed for each

if you know about SCATA systems please help, i'm a newb at this.

Comments

  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited January 2005
    do you go to the two locations? if so a usb thunb drive would do
  • youvegotjermzyouvegotjermz Baton Rouge, La
    edited January 2005
    yeah...i have a sandisk 256mb but the boss wants remote access.
    money is not a problem since someone else will be financing it.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited January 2005
    The only tech that I know of that would be practical is microwave.. Not sure where to begin looking for something like that, but you'll need to have a tower on each end (due to dangerous emissions, needing to be a certain height off the ground) and a transmitter/receiver on each end. The bandwidth can be enormous, but the initial investment might be high.
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited January 2005
    cant he just pick one up from walmart for 40 bucks?
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited January 2005
    ha ha ha.. Yeah, and as a bonus he can cook popcorn with it. :p
  • SSR_06SSR_06 Iowa
    edited January 2005
    LOL, i've heard about microwave wireless. i didn't know it had that kind of range tho.
  • LiLbRoLiLbRo Troy, Michigan
    edited January 2005
    SSR_06 wrote:
    LOL, i've heard about microwave wireless. i didn't know it had that kind of range tho.
    I think its more than ample for what he needs
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited January 2005
    Microwave is the only thing I know of that DOES have that kind of range - 20 to 25 miles.
  • SSR_06SSR_06 Iowa
    edited January 2005
    ... there was no need for an attack... i was just saying that i didn't know that microwave could go 25mi. and i was laughing at the popcorn thing, not the fact that you suggested microwave.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited January 2005
    I attacked you? :confused:
  • LiLbRoLiLbRo Troy, Michigan
    edited January 2005
    SSR_06 wrote:
    ... there was no need for an attack... i was just saying that i didn't know that microwave could go 25mi. and i was laughing at the popcorn thing, not the fact that you suggested microwave.
    if you meant me, sorry if I came acrost as mean... :(
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited January 2005
    I would suggest looking into getting a satelite internet hook up.

    Microwave hook-ups in my area cost around $1000cdn for the hardware (per site) and the isp's charge $300 a month for the service. Keep in mind with Microwave you need line of site from hop to hop.
  • youvegotjermzyouvegotjermz Baton Rouge, La
    edited January 2005
    oh well, when i submit my findings monday to the bosses i'll just tell them to keep dreaming. and for now the best thing is to just drive the 25 miles once a week. thx anywho
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited January 2005
    What about carrier pigeon and attaching a cd to it's legs.

    Ohhh or a giant magnetic accelerator and you could just fire cd's of data at them?
  • youvegotjermzyouvegotjermz Baton Rouge, La
    edited January 2005
    kryyst wrote:
    What about carrier pigeon and attaching a cd to it's legs.

    Ohhh or a giant magnetic accelerator and you could just fire cd's of data at them?

    lol, i like the carrier pigeon idea
  • drowddrowd Texas
    edited January 2005
    huh, what about snail mail? could you mail a thumb drive? it would get there the next day if its only 25 miles apart, right? or perhaps driving is as "on-demand" as you are gonna get . . .
  • SSR_06SSR_06 Iowa
    edited January 2005
    its all good. i just took it the wrong way. was having a bad day :(
  • youvegotjermzyouvegotjermz Baton Rouge, La
    edited January 2005
    hey is there any way to get a type II slot (you know the ones in laptops) into a desktop pc? cause i'm looking into these wireless data cards that sprint and the rest provide.
  • imported_oldtimerimported_oldtimer Mississauga,ON
    edited January 2005
    youvegotjermz wrote:
    hey guys i'm kinda boxed into a conner on this one but lets see where it goes.

    here's my situation, i need to get info transfered from "pc A" to "pc B" they are about 20-25 miles apart. here are the conditions though, no dsl, no cable, no dial up. i need wireless. the area is remote. i would like to transfer the files once a week, they have an average total size of 50-60 megs. i've looked into remote SCATA systems but don't know if i can make the PCL modem work with a pc.

    i need to know about possible cellular modems and radio modems, and what's needed for each

    if you know about SCATA systems please help, i'm a newb at this.
    Use icq.com
    Set it at bedtime,no size limits.There are many other P2P options.
    This isn't a SCATA problem as i see it just a File Transfer method.
    :fu:
    oops how did you get here then ?
    :horn:
  • maxanonmaxanon Montreal
    edited February 2005
    He did say no traditional internet. try these adapters:

    http://www.elandigitalsystems.com/adapter/p111.php
    http://www.proxim.com/products/wifi/client/802.11b_pci/

    Can't vouch for them myself, but that may be a solution. I shudder to think of the cell phone bills and hopefully digital cell phones (not analog mode) work in your location.
  • youvegotjermzyouvegotjermz Baton Rouge, La
    edited February 2005
    yeah i've already got the pci adapter for the cell modem i'm just in the process of hooking it up.
  • ITMonkey99ITMonkey99
    edited March 2005
    Cell modem txfer rate and bill will be horrendous comparatively to Microwave. It'd probably be cheaper to drive there and back daily.
  • youvegotjermzyouvegotjermz Baton Rouge, La
    edited March 2005
    it's not our money, boss doesn't give a crap, we were told by the plant to just send them the bill. hehe
  • imported_oldtimerimported_oldtimer Mississauga,ON
    edited March 2005
    primesuspect wrote:
    ha ha ha.. Yeah, and as a bonus he can cook popcorn with it. :p
    This stuff is frowned on here as you'll see.
    :rarr:
    This was posted last year somewhere,is this you again ?
    How much data has to be transfered in each trip ?
    Wouldn't 1 or 2 dvd-rw's do it ?
    :drinkup:
    Links are parsed
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