Clearwire is wireless. Basically a Cleartwire modem is an antenna, somewhat directional, if one has difficulty getting a signal the clearwire help line tells one which direction to point toward the nearest cell-tower/
On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 12:29 PM, BB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is some sort of cell tower transmitter/receiver or the signal comes in > on the phone line? > > Brian > > > > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 12:22 PM, Jim K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The modem just has a single Ethernet port on it, and a place to plug in > > the power supply. It is plug in and it works. > > I am not sure how the voice bundle works. > > Jim K > > > > BB wrote: > > > thanks Jim, so the ClearWire modem is, just that, a modem. > > > > > > The person I am working with is a chat friend, and so I'm working > > > blind in two ways. 1) I can't see their equipment AND 2) I don't know > > > them well, and visa versa, so I'm talking about security issues where > > > the trust level is weak, as it should be. Also, I notice that > > > ClearWire is somewhat obscure and there isn't much tech talk on the > > > web about the innards of this equipment. > > > > > > My objective is to prove to this person that they have some encryption > > > on their wired/wireless mix of computing systems. Thats about it. Put > > > their mind at ease, somewhat, given the sloppy state of personal > > > security in the computing world. > > > > > > Further, I am more computer artist then technician, so I'm weak also. > > > I've been letting another do my Broadband access and now I have to > > > learn myself. I pay for access to a WRT54GL w/ DD-WRT now I'm going > > > to setup my own. > > > > > > Not to bend your ear, but I felt it was important to know my > > > situation. I have enough hardware experience to know not to blow > > > things up. I also have my own dummy network setup of Windoz and Linux > > > systems spread around the house. > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 6:54 PM, Jim K <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > > > I use clearwire but don't have the voice bundle. I use a linksys > > > wrt54g > > > wireless router the linksys supports wpa. The clearwire modem uses a > > > encryption method but I am not sure of the method used. > > > Jim K > > > BB wrote: > > > > thanks for getting back to me, I'm trying to help a friend who's > old > > > > and doesn't know tech. > > > > > > > > Does the equipment have a WPA setting? > > > > > > > > Can you access it via a browser, via 192.168.0.1 > > > <http://192.168.0.1> <http://192.168.0.1> > > > > > > or such? > > > > > > > > Any way to reset the equipment, reset button or such? > > > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 3:00 PM, Peter Thurston > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> wrote: > > > > > > > > I have a Clearwire connection. Over the past year it has > > > provided > > > > fairly consistent 600-800 Kbs down and 150-400 Kbs up. QOS as > > > > measured by on-line servers is typically 10-20 percent and > there > > > > is a fairly high jitter, indicating VOIP my be unreliable. It > > > > does stream Netflix at the basic level, and fairly reliably. > > > > > > > > Peter > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > EUGLUG mailing list > > > > euglug@euglug.org <mailto:euglug@euglug.org> > > > <mailto:euglug@euglug.org <mailto:euglug@euglug.org>> > > > > > > > > > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > EUGLUG mailing list > > > > euglug@euglug.org <mailto:euglug@euglug.org> > > > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > EUGLUG mailing list > > > euglug@euglug.org <mailto:euglug@euglug.org> > > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > EUGLUG mailing list > > > euglug@euglug.org > > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > EUGLUG mailing list > > euglug@euglug.org > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > euglug@euglug.org > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > -- Edward P. Craig "Think this through with me. Let me know your mind" Hunter/Garcia _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list euglug@euglug.org http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
