More wireless deployments …
I have been very busy lately on a number of fronts. Two of my key consulting clients are both going through huge changes … one of them is creating the potential to change the computer industry in a way that I would have never imagined. More on that later …

On the wireless front, 80211.net has continued to expand it’s services and offerings, and we are now providing service to several different types of customers. We recently added some more Internet Cafes, and have both apartment and residential users. With all of this, we are learning a lot about the management and administration of a wireless network.

One thing that occurred recently is that our wireless relay on the mountain here in Wasatch County failed. It appears that one or more of the wiring connections got loose, and the batteries didn’t get charged. Once they died, the shed went down … for days. It sucked.

I am now working on a solution to remotely monitor the shed, and it’s electrical system. I’ll write more in the future, however we are close to deploying a solution – tied into MRTG – that will allow us to monitor the temperature, humidity, light-level, airflow, battery voltage, charge current, and load current. I am also looking to provide alarming in this solution.

Besides just providing service … we are working no how to provide “manageable” service. And we are learning a lot in the process …