I'll email you off list... Jamie
On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 06:38:23AM -0800, Brian Gallagher wrote: > Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 06:38:23 -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'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 > >>>>>>>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>>>>>>>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 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
