[Tfug] Cabling between buildings

[Tyler Kilian]

Seriously, do wireless.

Tyler

On May 25, 2009, at 4:57 PM, Zack Williams wrote:

>> Wireless is the obvious choice, a properly designed system will  
>> travel many
>> miles and be highly secure. (I.e. "it wireless so anyone can see  
>> me" is a
>> rant by people who either don;t understand encryption or can;t be  
>> bothered to
>> set proper options or buy equipment with more than the most basic  
>> protection
>> built in.) No one, within a reasonable amount of time, is going to  
>> break 3DES
>> to snoop on your conversation... It a whole lot more secure than a  
>> cable
>> across the desert floor waiting to be tapped.
>
> Or you could forget about the wireless-level security and just do a
> VPN over the link.
>
>> Fiber is probably the second best choice for long distances. You  
>> can get 1000M
>> spools of military field cable (2 pair MM in a heavy jacket) for  
>> dirt cheap.
>
> I googled around for this and found a few manufactures, but couldn't
> find anyone selling it direct - where would one go to buy this?
>
> Thanks,
> Zack
>
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