On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, George Anderson wrote: > Kev here is a sure source for the N chassis you require. > http://www.downeastmicrowave.com/ > Regards, > George Anderson > www.technettraining-fl.com
Thanks very much everyone (Especially George) for the info. I ordered the Cantenna kit from FabCorp which came with the connector that I need and the pigtail that I can use, which is a plus. However, I have another (Maybe somewhat redundant) problem. See, I live around 400 feet away from an NYCWireless node, and due to trees and the fact that the Wifi node is somewhat weak means that it is impossible to get a signal. I somehow need to get signal from that node to my laptops, and so far, I devised some plans for doing so, but there are some constraints of space: Plan A: NYCWireless AP -|||-> Waveguide -Pigtail-> Orinoco in my laptop This plan is easy to implement since all I need is a large can and a drill to put the holes in, and maybe a short length of copper wiring. The problem is that only ONE laptop gets connected at a time, and this excludes my Aironet/Compaq iPaq machines. Also, since my room does not face the AP, this would mean that I would have to be fixed to one window in my room-mate's room to use the AP via the fire-escape mounted waveguide. I want to have Wifi on every machine on the network, and not just one. The second alternative involves a 20 feet pigtail (HA! LMR400/600 cabling?!) with the waveguide mounted on the roof above my room, which is also not that practical. Plan B: NYCWireless AP -|||-> Waveguide -Pigtail-> Orinoco in a laptop -> Laptop running Linux Kernel 2.4/26 routing to -> USB 802.11b connector -> other laptop(s)/desktop(s) IN this setup, I have to toss in an early Thinkpad 600 with USB and a busted screen to act as a router. The idea is that the Orinoco will connect to the remote AP with the essid of nycwireless, and then filter/route/NAT the traffic to the USB 802.11b device (It's impossible to squeeze even a small desktop in, so laptops will have to do, and that thick Orinoco card pretty much negates the possibility of using the second Cardbus port for anothe Wifi card). This solution of course demands a laptop to be stationed there 24/7 to serve as a router. The advantage is that I can access the network 24/7 using any 802.11b enabled machine in the house, and that it can be customized to run VPN services. The problem is that I need a laptop plugged in 24/7, and the fact that there are VERY few 802.11b USB devices for Linux, AND USB networking usually suffer in terms of speed. (Oh, and I pick Linux because I have Linux now, not because I dislike BSD. If BSD can get me the same functionality then I'll go BSD, too. I generally try to avoid using Windows for this task.) Plan C: Well, Plan C was to use SOMETHING that would allow me to take the place of the laptop. Maybe a Wireless router? This is where I am having problems with in terms of item selection. Can anyone suggest that SOMETHING product? MY budget range is around $150. Plan D is always welcome if anyone can figure out something. -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
