On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 01:07:57AM -0800, Brian Gallagher wrote: > Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:07:57 -0800 > From: Brian Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Wireless router follow-up > > Well, if its rolling. You could always run it over here Friday. I've > got the floor jack, stands, and tools. I don't have a car, but my > brother-in-law is an excellent mechanic and I'm sure I could pester him > for a ride to the store if need be. Its on you.
Well.. its rolling! I was thinking of going into town to get supplies, I may not have time to do the brakes. Its mostly the being cold that makes it sooo easy to put working on the brakes off... I figure If i get a bunch of groceries, then i can spend the whole weekend if i want fixing the brakes... It looks like the router i hooked up today isnt playing very nice, so thats another excuse not to work on the brakes tommorow. Wow, i wonder how long i can put it off! Jamie > > LinuxRocks! wrote: > >On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 03:50:35PM -0800, Brian Gallagher wrote: > > > >>Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:50:35 -0800 > >>From: Brian Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <[email protected]> > >>Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Wireless router follow-up > >> > >>I've done some backyard mechanics, I know what you mean...get out the > >>Chilton's! > >> > > > >heh... I wish it was backyard... its more like backwoods! (im about 15 > >miles from the nearest parts store!) I'f I mess something up, im so > >screwed! > > > >Jamie > > > > > >>Windoz and braking...priceless! > >> > >>Good Luck, > >> > >>Brian > >> > >>LinuxRocks! wrote: > >> > >>>You'd be surprised how easy it is... There are step by step tutorials > >>>(that make it much easier) google or linked from wikipedia, and google, > >>>and too many forums to list. > >>>I have to change the brake pads (front only) today, and it looks like it > >>>wont break 40 degrees outside... now that will be difficult... infact, > >>>might not happen till tommorow! > >>> > >>>Jamie > >>> > >>>On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 12:06:24PM -0800, Brian Gallagher wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:06:24 -0800 > >>>>From: Brian Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <[email protected]> > >>>>Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Wireless router follow-up > >>>> > >>>>Its Greek to me, but I'm cataloging our dialog as a starting point for, > >>>>what looks like, a long Winter! > >>>> > >>>>Brian > >>>> > >>>>LinuxRocks! wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Dude... wanna get WET? > >>>>>Wireless Ethernet Bridge (WET): Similar to client mode, it allows > >>>>>wired computers to connect wirelessly. This mode however allows > >>>>>computers to be on the same subnet as the access point. > >>>>> > >>>>>Jamie > >>>>> > >>>>>On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 11:20:33AM -0800, Brian Gallagher wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:20:33 -0800 > >>>>>>From: Brian Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>>To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <[email protected]> > >>>>>>Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Wireless router follow-up > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Jamie > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Thanks for getting back, thought I burned everyone's ears off > >>>>>>yesterday. Funny you should mention the car, now I will be looking > >>>>>>to see if birds are flying by. I talked to my house mate and we are > >>>>>>going to start with the antenna, Garl suggested. I will pass along > >>>>>>the update info. We may end up at the bridge that, Ben talked about. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Computing can be an expensive hobby! > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Brian > >>>>>> > >>>>>>LinuxRocks! wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 08:06:14AM -0800, Brian Gallagher wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:06:14 -0800 > >>>>>>>>From: Brian Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>>>>To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <[email protected]> > >>>>>>>>Subject: [Eug-lug] Wireless router follow-up > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>I don't think the wired solution, as Bob suggested, is going to > >>>>>>>>happen (just my gut feeling.) A wired solution is what I had in > >>>>>>>>mind > >>>>>>>>from the beginning (over a year ago.) I say this because (A) I > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>didn't want people to think I'm not using my head here and (B) > >>>>>>>>liability issues make that solution non-viable. As it turns out > >>>>>>>>the wired/wireless solutions are about the same cost when I start > >>>>>>>>to factor in all the little parts I would need on top of the cable, > >>>>>>>>with a finger on the scale for liability issues. I acknowledge > >>>>>>>>that a wired solution would be very simple and secure, but it looks > >>>>>>>>like I have to go out on the limb, not down to the ground. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>As I have said before, here is what I know about wireless...not > >>>>>>>>much! So I am looking for some advice about wireless in general. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>Background: this wireless setup worked for most of the year, or so, > >>>>>>>>of use. In my gyrations of attempting to learn about wireless I > >>>>>>>>have been testing various cards, OS's, computers, and locations, so > >>>>>>>>I hadn't noticed why my connectivity was faltering. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>Funny thing about wireless networking, theres lots of stuff that can > >>>>>>>interfere with it that you simply cannot see. It can be working > >>>>>>>fine, then your neighbor buys a new car, parks it in the garage > >>>>>>>(instead of the street) and poof, network disapears! you can have a > >>>>>>>great signal, then take 2 steps, and have none. You can have a > >>>>>>>perfect signal one day, the next its all crazy. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>Present: at my preferred location (P) I get a signal strength of no > >>>>>>>>more then 25% and at the garage location (G) I get a signal of 75%. > >>>>>>>>I have noted that I get dropped from G and my house mate says the > >>>>>>>>he has been experiencing drop recently. The router looks very > >>>>>>>>similar to the WRT54GL, probably an earlier version. I note that I > >>>>>>>>can get on late / early with no problem, with business hours being > >>>>>>>>the problem. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>can you check the router out, on the bottom of it, it will says what > >>>>>>>it is (wrt54g/wrt54gs/wrt54gl, and version number) also check the > >>>>>>>first 4 letters of its serial number, and check that wikipedia link > >>>>>>>to confirm what version it is... If you can upgrade the router to > >>>>>>>dd-wrt, or even hyperwrt, then you can turn up the xmitter, and that > >>>>>>>might be just enough to do what you need w/out buying anything new. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>Question: is it reasonable that under normal conditions of three > >>>>>>>>users, heavy usage, and good signal I should not be getting > >>>>>>>>dropped? That is, can a router of this type handle three > >>>>>>>>simultaneous sessions indefinitely? It has been suggested that the > >>>>>>>>router is getting "tired" after being on for years. I am going to > >>>>>>>>offer to replace the router with the WRT54GL (65.74 @ mwave.com) > >>>>>>>>and I don't want to find that the problem is something down the > >>>>>>>>Comcast stream that I can't do anything about. Oh, and did I > >>>>>>>>mention that Xbox live is in the mix? > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>That doesnt sound resonable to me... You should be albe to handle > >>>>>>>dozens of users w/out issue. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>Jamie > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>Sorry for the long winded email, but my objective is to turn > >>>>>>>>another corner in my OSS quest. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>Brian > >>>>>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>>>>>EUGLUG mailing list > >>>>>>>>[email protected] > >>>>>>>>http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>>>>EUGLUG mailing list > >>>>>>>[email protected] > >>>>>>>http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>>>EUGLUG mailing list > >>>>>>[email protected] > >>>>>>http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>>EUGLUG mailing list > >>>>>[email protected] > >>>>>http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>EUGLUG mailing list > >>>>[email protected] > >>>>http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >>>> > >>>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>EUGLUG mailing list > >>>[email protected] > >>>http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>EUGLUG mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >> > >_______________________________________________ > >EUGLUG mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
