I'm talking about being inside a garage, last call. This is way off topic!
Good Luck,
Brian
LinuxRocks! wrote:
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
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