On 2008-06-29 09:47:04 +0100, PCPaul said:

On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:36:51 +0100, Andy Hall wrote:

On 2008-06-28 22:08:34 +0100, PCPaul said:

On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:07:15 +0100, Andy Hall wrote:

Well... it is possible. For a shortish run, it is viable to get the
spindle moulding work done with tooling using profile knives. There
are dozens of standard ones (you might find one that is the same) and
then most larger suppliers will organise knives based on a sample or a
drawing on graph paper. I believe these cost in the low tens of pounds
for a set.

Ouch. Probably overkill for 12' of skirting... I'll see if the owner
knows where the original came from - I know he project-managed the
conversion himself.

OK. I didn't know how much money was attached to this project in
terms of investment for the customer.


You have the same respect for non-technical 'policy' decisions as me
then...

I think with Homeplug it would be different - this is an isolated cluster
of buildings, so nobody else could (easily) get onto the same phase
within a reasonable distance.

Hmm. Maybe homeplug is the way to go after all. Hits Google I can get a
pair of Solwise 85Mbps homeplugs for £45.. might be the simplest way.

So I think it leaves you with two questions:

- Will it work? They do. I have seen Wifi implemented this way in
several small to medium sized hotels. There's a router in the
reception with a Homeplug adaptor. Then on each floor a plug-in
Homeplug with Wifi access point. This is very quick and easy to
do and does seem to work -- i.e. I couldn't measure the difference
compared with a local access to the DSL connection. I haven't
tested these in terms of throughput at higher data rates or on crappy
wiring however.

- Will the customer be OK with it? Will they ever know? You can
tick the box that you aren't using "wireless" in good faith.