I was going to recommend an EnGenius, but I don't see one that can do the simultaneous 2.4 and 5ghrz... Are there any out there that do them at the same time? Does doing such a feat require two separate radios?
--Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Fri, 06 May 2011 08:13:54 -0700 Subject: RE: Slightly OT Wireless AP recommendation > Gotcha. > > > > Odd thing is that I can connect to the device's web interface every > time, but getting beyond it (i.e.- across it as a bridge), I get all > sorts of weird network hangs. Yet all the other devices in my home are > just fine. > > > > I have configured as a bridge plugging in to a separate > interface/subnet on my firewall... I've double checked my rulesets and > logs there, and all seems fine, and it's the same realest that fires for > the rest of the wireless clients. One of these days I'll CAT5 my laptop > directly in to one of the hardwired ports on the thing and see if > eliminating the RF portion of the link changes anything. > > > > That begs the question: Does anybody have a recommendation for a AP that > meets the following criteria: > > > > 1) Reasonably[1] inexpensive > > 2) Does simultaneous 2.4 and 5 GHz > > 3) External antennas > > 4) Runs DD-WRT well > > > > My current unit does not have #'s 2& 3 > > > > -sc > > > > [1] For some definition of 'reasonable' > > > > -sc > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 10:35 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Slightly OT Wireless AP recommendation > > > > > No, it's with a pretty old LinkSys WRT-54. I'm just pointing out that I > too have a device that is the only one with connection problems. > -- > RMc > > "Steven M. Caesare" <[email protected]> wrote on 05/06/2011 09:17:57 > AM: > > > Is this with a DD-WRT AP? > > > > -sc > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 10:12 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Slightly OT Wireless AP recommendation > > > > > > I have an HP laptop that drives me nuts sometimes! It seems to lose > > its connection mid-session. I'm beginning to wonder if this is why > > they have a big button to turn the wireless NIC on and off. Hit the > > button, wait a few seconds, hit the button again to turn it on - > > poof! Good connection again. (IPCONFIG commands work too, but the > > button is quicker and easier.) > > -- > > richard > > > > > > > Jonathan Link <[email protected]> > > 05/06/2011 08:56 AM > > > > Please respond to > > "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > > > > To > > > > "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > > Press this button if the "To" is a fax number. Enter in the fax > > number like 123-456-7890. > > > > cc > > > > Subject > > > > Re: Slightly OT Wireless AP recommendation > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Well, if it was you, then I say it was sysadmin error. :-) > > > > On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Steven M. Caesare > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]%0b> > > wrote: > > I'm running DD-WRT in bridge mode, and have weird access issues with > > my laptop, although half a dozen other wireless devices in the house > > don't seem to exhibit the problem... so I'm not sure what the deal is. > > > > > -sc > > > > From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 9:42 AM > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Slightly OT Wireless AP recommendation > > > > When I'd suggested this a while back, someone else chimed in with a > > comment suggesting that DD-WRT's support for this feature was poorly > > implemented. Proceed with caution. > > On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Carl Houseman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Anything that runs DD-WRT. Example: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122275 > > How-to: > > http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless_Bridge > > > > Carl > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: shane [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 8:18 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Slightly OT Wireless AP recommendation > > > > Anyone have a recommendation for an inexpensive AP that supports > > bridge mode? 802.11 b/g is fine. The AP's will only have to shoot > > about 60 feet across a parking lot. > > > > Thanks > > Shane > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software. > > com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software. > > com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software. > > com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software. > > com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software. > > com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software. > > com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
