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Wednesday, May 01, 2002
Internetworking in Campbell
April 30, 2002
I hosed my travel plans. I wanted to travel to New Orleans on Wednesday, so that's the date that stuck in my mind. But the ticket said Tuesday. Even if Wednesday's plane has empty seats, I'm up against powerful computer algorithms bent on extracting the maximum value from last minute travellers.
My detour to Spokane caused me to miss the first half of JazzFest. (Note on air travel: if you have an irritable, migraine-y expression on your face, be prepared for lots of "random" checks of your person and property.) My mistake with the New Orleans departure blows most of the rest of it.
Instead, I'll stay in Campbell and be internet boy. My chimney is sporting a new antenna, connecting me to a wireless service about a mile away. I now have 300 kbps connectivity, and must say it is very, very good.
Next steps, in no particular order, are ...
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install SMC router/firewall/wireless-access-point, giving me wired and wireless LANs for my own little cul-de-sac hanging off the internet
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install wireless NIC in laptop, and web surf from the back yard
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obtain 10/100 port for my PVR (not exactly an authorized mod.)
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set up software development environment (a Windows environment, I'm sad to say)
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set up server(s), and put cool stuff on them
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buy me a real, live IP address on the world wide web
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