Ruckus now has a full outdoor radio that would work great for this... easy to manage and setup. But the cost will probably kill your budget (I think the full outdoor units cost around $1k or so... haven't seen the price on them yet). The controller would add some cost too. But it would be a high quality system.
You could probably also pick up some Tropos boxes relatively cheap. Managing/setting up the system might be more effort than you want to give it. Just remember... you don't want to mesh more than three nodes :-) Daniel White 3-dB Networks http://www.3dbnetworks.com >-----Original Message----- >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >Behalf Of Scott Vander Dussen >Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 10:13 PM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: [WISPA] Mesh just for kicks > >Looking to deploy a small mesh network downtown in a small city just for >kicks. Low budget ($4k for ~10 nodes) - just want to get my feet wet >and have some fun. > >I'd charge for the service if it was easy enough to do and it worked >good enough to justify a cost, otherwise free. Was hoping there is was >a turn-key solution (PLEASE don't suggest Mikrotik - I could ask for a >recommendation on how to remove chest hair and someone will mention MT). >Anyhow, turn-key like Meraki advertises would be cool. How about the >Pico2HP - is there a firmware that works on those that could mesh? Very >new to mesh - thanks in advance. > >`S > >PS- Please don't hijack the thread defending how great MT is and how it >can save the world etc.. not bashing, just want plug+play which != MT. >(: > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >-------- >WISPA Wants You! Join today! >http://signup.wispa.org/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >-------- > >WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
