Man, I've had a busy weekend. A team from Baghdad came down Friday to install a new line of sight wireless network, giving access to various other buildings around post.

Until now we had been operating the whole post on one decent system (ours) and one hideously slow system. Of course, this has led to much weeping and gnashing of teeth because people didn't have internet in their own buildings. American soldiers just HAVE to have their internet (how did we win wars without email?)

Now, they've installed a 1 Mb internet connection in a centrally located building and installed an omni-directional antenna on the roof. In each of the 6 other buildings getting internet they've installed a directional antenna which connects those outlying buildings to the central building so they can all share the same internet connection. So, that's what I've been doing all weekend. Climbing onto the roofs of buildings, putting up antenna masts and directional antennas, drilling holes through concrete for the cabling. You know, normal computer stuff.

But finally, all the antennas are up. Now it's just a matter of getting it to all talk to the internet. Luckily, the team is still here to figure out how to make that all work, because to be honest with you I don't have the foggiest idea. It will be nice once it all works. Next job? Wiring up each of those buidings so their computers can hook into the network! Can you say "CAT5", "Crimpers", and "T-568B wiring standard"?