Subject: Re: Poll : Wireless base stations
From: Chris Hamilton (chris@digitalalaska.com)
Date: Wed Dec 19 2001 - 07:03:24 AKST
Add cost to that list.
And reliability. I've already seen one linksys wap11 bite the dust (bum
ethernet port).
I'd be very interested in seeing the results of your poll.
Chris.
-----Original Message-----
From: Julien Franiatte <julienf@cam.nist.gov>
To: David Syzdek <syzdek@mosquitonet.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 08:49:42 -0500
Subject: Poll : Wireless base stations
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> It seems that we are all looking to deploy or have already deployed
> some
> wireless LAN. I am offering to make a report of our experiences with
> the
> different hardware and their compatibility. If you will, we can in a
> first
> step build a little questionnaire with the subject you are curious
> about,
> then send the questionnaire out, respond to me and I will make you a
> little summary chart.
>
> Here are a few questions already brought up:
> Hardware name ?
> Compatible with linux ?
> Possibility to build a bridge ?
> DES ? key size ?
> .....
>
> Julien
>
>
>
> On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, David Syzdek wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > These radios (cisco 340) also work for providing connections accross
> a
> > city without having to pay for a median from a cable or telephone
> company.
> > MosquitoNet deployied these in Fairbanks to provide broadband for
> roughly
> > 50 customers accross the valley.
> >
> > --David "Sizzler" Syzdek---------------------------
> > Systems Administrator Assoc.
> > http://www.mosquitonet.com/~syzdek
> > ---------------------------syzdek@mosquitonet.com--
> > MosquitoNet & ACS Internet -- System Administration
> > http://www.acsalaska.net
> > Quality Internet Service
> > ------------------------------------Shred the Web!-
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 17 Dec 2001, W.D.McKinney wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I totally regret buying a Linksys WAP11 now and I have returned it.
> > > I found it highly un-reliable and after having numerous problems I
> gave up
> > > and got a refund. Then out on a job installing wireless lan
> connectivity
> > > in a new warehouse, I found that the Cisco Aironet 340 base station
> is
> > > so robust in performance, I was totally shocked. Now I have a new
> Cisco
> > > Aironet 340 on order for my home (linux/obsd/w98/w2000) lan.
> > >
> > > I highly recommend this product.
> > >
> > > /.off soapbox
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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