There may be a real "trawler based" utalization of such networks. If your boat is at anchor, on a mooring or in a marina and you wanted to moniter systems from a remote computer (lets say at home or when traveling), you could set up the computer on the boat to moniter certain permiters and transmit those to the DSL line and thus home. There could even be some functions that could be activated by remote. When you come into a harbour--you check into the "net" and exchange information--or the marina sends you the information about the surrounding area. This would be a variation of some of the wireless connections in some cities and airports etc. You want to keep in touch with you buddies that your are crusing with--you not only exchange E-mails (within the 800 foot range) but charts/or other information. Is this possiable? Bob Austin

Bob Austin wrote: > TWL Snip>There may be a real "trawler based" utalization of such networks. If > your > boat is at anchor, on a mooring or in a marina and you wanted to moniter > systems from a remote computer > > Is this possiable? < TWL Snip > I am also a network corinthian but the GNU argeement (that my geek friends talk about) means that the concept, code, etc. is a product of other GNU licensed software and is therefore designed to allow implementation of ideas just like you outlined in your post. For folks like me, a marina application, trawler application, must have at least one geek involved to make it work because there's no factory service, you're on your own. In fact, flashing the transmitter with the program will probably void the equipment warranty. What about security? (from the provious post).---- I understand that network neighborhood issues of file share are not the security problem, but anyone within the 300' plus area could be on the "community" network and could have bought their own gear and be using the bandwidth, but getting "in" your computer is (I think) not any easier than hacking in under regular circumstances. I agree, the idea of wireless mooring moniter using such a system is pretty cool too. I hope to use it at my marina to support the DSL connection with which I intend to transmit a webcam image/ weather, wind, conditions info so I'll know whether to run down and adjust lines on the dozen or so, boats that I agreed to care for, for absentee owners. (another story for later). John Reitzammer, Willard 30' Cutter (trawler built inside)