Wireless Network hotspot at Butte La Rose

dbpaxil · 04-27-2006

I run an IT shop in Baton Rouge. We are looking to install some free WiFi around places where folks escaping hurricanes and other weird stuff that happens down SE of here) may congregate. We like a cool new Welcome Center at Butte la Rose as one site. We want to hit the parking area in front of the Center and off to one side. We also want to hit DOTD's parking lot, which is on the other side of the elevated interstate from the Welcome Center. Lots of truckers use the site to rest up nights and we thought to shoot them a nice little broadband signal so they can chat with the kiddie’s back home. Thing is, Bell wants a fortune to do a site survey and we barely have the funds to pay the dsl and install the hardware.

Do any of you know the area? I'd be interested in your ideas concerning antennae placement. I want to hit the outside of the center and there's a low radio tower (20-30 feet high) tower that might do the trick. I will probably put in some sort of Omni like the one Cisco makes. They claim it has a 100-yard radius. Any of you ever played with one? How far will it throw a signal? Ok, so that's the center. Don't even care to get a signal inside because the boss is fraid it might become an Internet cafe - right, but they do serve coffee, hummmmm?

The hard part's reaching the truckers across the way. I figure they are maybe ca. 500 yards away and there's all this elevated concrete Interstate in the way. Might could shoot under it, but that's pretty low down. I can go up the adjacent way huge DOTD tower and shoot both areas from it, but then my costs and the number of gadgets I need start going up. I am interested to see if anybody can dummy out an alternative that will actually work.

I should have some pdf's of the area showing distance soon. I will be delighted if any of you know the site and might take an interest in turning it into a free hot spot for travelers. I'm in a hurry, so let me know your thoughts if you are familiar with the area. I contacted you because I know you are familiar with the tech.

More Anon I hope

DBP

wrzwaldo · 04-27-2006

You can get a jump on things here.

http://www.terabeam.com/support/calculations/

That concrete obstacle is going to be a problem.

Got an address or coordinates?

Dutch · 04-27-2006

Wrong sub-section of the forums, and wrong thread.
Split to it's own thread and moved to the right sub-section.

Dutch

MikeP928 · 04-27-2006

Hey, brwdxpxl....brdrxelo.....brwrdummy..... where's that damn cajun?

Run over there and help him spec it out.

Seriously, what is your budget? If this is a community project, I might be willing to get suckered into another one. I am a few hundred miles away, but might be able to volunteer a weekend and volunteer some of my gofers.

Find it on Google maps.

MikeP

MikeP928 · 04-28-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dutch

Wrong sub-section of the forums, and wrong thread.
Split to it's own thread and moved to the right sub-section.

Dutch

Dutch, you know when you do two things at once, it confuses the newbies. That or your typical mod manner has scared off another one.

But you probably kept me from getting sucked into the volunteer routine again. And saved me a few hundred dollars in gas.

MikeP

Dutch · 04-28-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeP928

Dutch, you know when you do two things at once, it confuses the newbies. That or your typical mod manner has scared off another one.

But you probably kept me from getting sucked into the volunteer routine again. And saved me a few hundred dollars in gas.

MikeP

Looking at his profile, he was online today. Also from his profile biography info, I don't think it was a community project. Unless ofcourse you want to do pro-bono work for a Louisiana State Government Agency.
And if he was scared off by having his posts moved to a seperate thread and into the right section, I wonder if it would be worth doing any work for him.

Dutch

MikeP928 · 04-28-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dutch

Looking at his profile, he was online today. Also from his profile biography info, I don't think it was a community project. Unless ofcourse you want to do pro-bono work for a Louisiana State Government Agency.
And if he was scared off by having his posts moved to a seperate thread and into the right section, I wonder if it would be worth doing any work for him.

Dutch

When I do work for government agencies, it is definitely pro-mike.

MikeP

brwrdrvr · 04-28-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeP928

Hey, brwdxpxl....brdrxelo.....brwrdummy..... where's that damn cajun?

Run over there and help him spec it out.

Seriously, what is your budget? If this is a community project, I might be willing to get suckered into another one. I am a few hundred miles away, but might be able to volunteer a weekend and volunteer some of my gofers.

Find it on Google maps.

MikeP

Huh?? what?? someone say something?

I just woke up on my desk after a twelve-pack for lunch. I'll have to investigate this when I get to the house tonight.

brwrdrvr · 04-29-2006

This looks to be some more of our great state workers doing exactly what they get paid to do. Let someone else do all the work while they sit around taking credit for it. If this guy were really interested in getting us down into the swamps hooking up wifi, he would have given some contact info.

As he is the IT Director for what ever DOTD or State Department he works for. He doesn't want his boss to know that he's a dumbshit and doesn't know what he is doing when it comes to wifi.( I found that most IT guys do not know anything about the inner workings of wifi.)

Don't worry, I have some friends and family in DOTD that might be able to track this bozo down. The reason I'm thinking he is in DOTD is because if I remember right, that is the only department that can "do thing" like this around state highways and places that the state runs under their funding.

State worker joke:

If you have 5 lezbians and 5 state workers, what do you have?

10 people that don't do dick

Thorn · 04-29-2006

IP block says "DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE RECREATION AND TOURISM LA" so the bit about the "Welcome Center" makes sense. Having said that, it sure seems like this should be an official state project, and if they don't know what they're doing, it should be put out for bid, just like any other state project. Doing it this way is half-assed.

brwrdrvr · 04-29-2006

OK this has got to be the same guy. All of this information is public record so I haven't posted anything this guy doesn't want out there. It took me about 5 minutes to run it down after seeing him post his "home Page" into his profile.

dbpaxil

Registrant:
Louisiana Stock Foto

4845 Newcomb Dr.
Baton Rouge,, LA 70808
United States

Registered through: GoDaddy.com (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: LOUISIANAFOTOS.COM
Created on: 17-Aug-01
Expires on: 17-Aug-08
Last Updated on: 05-Sep-05

Administrative Contact:
Bryant, Doug info@ddbstock.com
Louisiana Stock Foto
4845 Newcomb Dr.
Baton Rouge,, LA 70808
United States
225-763-6235 Fax -- 225-763-6894

Technical Contact:
Bryant, Doug info@ddbstock.com
Louisiana Stock Foto
4845 Newcomb Dr.
Baton Rouge,, LA 70808
United States
225-763-6235 Fax -- 225-763-6894

Domain servers in listed order:
NS3.HOSTEXCELLENCE.COM
NS4.HOSTEXCELLENCE.COM

Registry Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
Registry Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Registry Status: clientRenewProhibited
Registry Status: clientTransferProhibited
Registry Status: clientDeleteProhibited

brwrdrvr · 04-29-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thorn

IP block says "DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE RECREATION AND TOURISM LA" so the bit about the "Welcome Center" makes sense. Having said that, it sure seems like this should be an official state project, and if they do'n't know what they're doing, it should be put out for bid, just like any other state project. Doing it this way is half-assed.

We have a department of Culture Recreation and tourism????

Ahhh, that must have been the reason our state spent all that money sending a bunch of politicians to Austin Texas to figure out what we are doing wrong here. Watch the news everyone, you will figure out what is wrong down here in just a few segments

wrzwaldo · 04-29-2006

Hmmmm all this talk about Baton Rouge has got me hungry for some Mudbugs & Boudin! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm boudin!

brwrdrvr · 04-29-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrzwaldo

Hmmmm all this talk about Baton Rouge has got me hungry for some Mudbugs & Boudan! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm boudan!

Give it a few more weeks and they will be just right for the trap.

As for boudin, I stopped eating it since they outlawed the Blood Boudin. It was a sad time for all in this world when another era passed into oblivian.

wrzwaldo · 04-29-2006

This must be the welcome center?

http://dnr.louisiana.gov/sec/atchafalaya/wcenter.ssi

http://terraserver.microsoft.com/ima...14&Y=16786&W=3

04-27-2006	#1 (permalink)
dbpaxil Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Red Stick Posts: 2	Wireless Network hotspot at Butte La Rose I run an IT shop in Baton Rouge. We are looking to install some free WiFi around places where folks escaping hurricanes and other weird stuff that happens down SE of here) may congregate. We like a cool new Welcome Center at Butte la Rose as one site. We want to hit the parking area in front of the Center and off to one side. We also want to hit DOTD's parking lot, which is on the other side of the elevated interstate from the Welcome Center. Lots of truckers use the site to rest up nights and we thought to shoot them a nice little broadband signal so they can chat with the kiddie’s back home. Thing is, Bell wants a fortune to do a site survey and we barely have the funds to pay the dsl and install the hardware. Do any of you know the area? I'd be interested in your ideas concerning antennae placement. I want to hit the outside of the center and there's a low radio tower (20-30 feet high) tower that might do the trick. I will probably put in some sort of Omni like the one Cisco makes. They claim it has a 100-yard radius. Any of you ever played with one? How far will it throw a signal? Ok, so that's the center. Don't even care to get a signal inside because the boss is fraid it might become an Internet cafe - right, but they do serve coffee, hummmmm? The hard part's reaching the truckers across the way. I figure they are maybe ca. 500 yards away and there's all this elevated concrete Interstate in the way. Might could shoot under it, but that's pretty low down. I can go up the adjacent way huge DOTD tower and shoot both areas from it, but then my costs and the number of gadgets I need start going up. I am interested to see if anybody can dummy out an alternative that will actually work. I should have some pdf's of the area showing distance soon. I will be delighted if any of you know the site and might take an interest in turning it into a free hot spot for travelers. I'm in a hurry, so let me know your thoughts if you are familiar with the area. I contacted you because I know you are familiar with the tech. More Anon I hope DBP __________________ dbp

04-27-2006	#2 (permalink)
wrzwaldo I amuse you? Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 9,127	You can get a jump on things here. http://www.terabeam.com/support/calculations/ That concrete obstacle is going to be a problem. Got an address or coordinates? Last edited by wrzwaldo : 04-27-2006 at 03:34 PM.

04-27-2006	#3 (permalink)
Dutch Humourless EuroMod. Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: City of Mermaids, Denmark Posts: 6,813	Wrong sub-section of the forums, and wrong thread. Split to it's own thread and moved to the right sub-section. Dutch __________________ All your answers are belong to Google. SEARCH DAMMIT! Warning. Warning. Low C8H10N4O2 level detected. Operator halted....

04-27-2006	#4 (permalink)
MikeP928 Heeere's your sign! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Mexico Beach, FL Posts: 1,164	Hey, brwdxpxl....brdrxelo.....brwrdummy..... where's that damn cajun? Run over there and help him spec it out. Seriously, what is your budget? If this is a community project, I might be willing to get suckered into another one. I am a few hundred miles away, but might be able to volunteer a weekend and volunteer some of my gofers. Find it on Google maps. MikeP __________________ Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759

04-29-2006	#9 (permalink)
brwrdrvr Cajun from Hell Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Capitol City, Louisiana Posts: 3,053	This looks to be some more of our great state workers doing exactly what they get paid to do. Let someone else do all the work while they sit around taking credit for it. If this guy were really interested in getting us down into the swamps hooking up wifi, he would have given some contact info. As he is the IT Director for what ever DOTD or State Department he works for. He doesn't want his boss to know that he's a dumbshit and doesn't know what he is doing when it comes to wifi.( I found that most IT guys do not know anything about the inner workings of wifi.) Don't worry, I have some friends and family in DOTD that might be able to track this bozo down. The reason I'm thinking he is in DOTD is because if I remember right, that is the only department that can "do thing" like this around state highways and places that the state runs under their funding. State worker joke: If you have 5 lezbians and 5 state workers, what do you have? 10 people that don't do dick __________________ No I do not. I live in my own basement.

04-29-2006	#10 (permalink)
Thorn Did you do the math? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Villa Straylight Posts: 10,008	IP block says "DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE RECREATION AND TOURISM LA" so the bit about the "Welcome Center" makes sense. Having said that, it sure seems like this should be an official state project, and if they don't know what they're doing, it should be put out for bid, just like any other state project. Doing it this way is half-assed. __________________ Thorn Sex and Violence. You can't enjoy one, if you don't survive the other. (And that works both ways...) Last edited by Thorn : 04-29-2006 at 10:17 AM.

04-29-2006	#11 (permalink)
brwrdrvr Cajun from Hell Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Capitol City, Louisiana Posts: 3,053	OK this has got to be the same guy. All of this information is public record so I haven't posted anything this guy doesn't want out there. It took me about 5 minutes to run it down after seeing him post his "home Page" into his profile. dbpaxil Registrant: Louisiana Stock Foto 4845 Newcomb Dr. Baton Rouge,, LA 70808 United States Registered through: GoDaddy.com (http://www.godaddy.com) Domain Name: LOUISIANAFOTOS.COM Created on: 17-Aug-01 Expires on: 17-Aug-08 Last Updated on: 05-Sep-05 Administrative Contact: Bryant, Doug info@ddbstock.com Louisiana Stock Foto 4845 Newcomb Dr. Baton Rouge,, LA 70808 United States 225-763-6235 Fax -- 225-763-6894 Technical Contact: Bryant, Doug info@ddbstock.com Louisiana Stock Foto 4845 Newcomb Dr. Baton Rouge,, LA 70808 United States 225-763-6235 Fax -- 225-763-6894 Domain servers in listed order: NS3.HOSTEXCELLENCE.COM NS4.HOSTEXCELLENCE.COM Registry Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK Registry Status: clientUpdateProhibited Registry Status: clientRenewProhibited Registry Status: clientTransferProhibited Registry Status: clientDeleteProhibited __________________ No I do not. I live in my own basement.

04-29-2006	#13 (permalink)
wrzwaldo I amuse you? Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 9,127	Hmmmm all this talk about Baton Rouge has got me hungry for some Mudbugs & Boudin! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm boudin! Last edited by wrzwaldo : 04-29-2006 at 10:26 AM. Reason: Mispelled boudin

04-29-2006	#15 (permalink)
wrzwaldo I amuse you? Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 9,127	This must be the welcome center? http://dnr.louisiana.gov/sec/atchafalaya/wcenter.ssi http://terraserver.microsoft.com/ima...14&Y=16786&W=3 Last edited by wrzwaldo : 04-29-2006 at 10:34 AM.

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