Posted for "Don Parsons" <DAP@DParsons.com>:

 At first I read the article, and was highly skeptical about a 35 mile WiFi
 connection. In earlier years, I did not believe that the Defcon Wi-fi
 Shootout contestants had been able to establish WiFi connections over such
 great distances. The whole point of the contest is to see who can establish
 the most distant WiFi connection. I see from the article below that they
 have been able to get greater distances than Cringley's 35 miles. So...
 apparently it is possible, and therefore it does have some interesting
 implications for getting Internet access while in flight.
 
 http://www.bbwexchange.com/publications/newswires/page546-1086045.asp
 
 Sure would let war drivers cover a whole lot more ground in a given amount
 of time. ;-)
 
 802.11b and 802.11g use 2.4 GHz frequencies. Is there anything that we might
 have in our panels that WiFi might interfere with? From what I gather from
 the Cringely article, the answer is no.
 
 Don