[nlug] December Linux InstallFest Re-scheduled

[Kevin Eldridge]

Hello NLUG,

We were originally going to hold the InstallFest on December 19, 2009.
Unfortunately, we have been informed that it must be moved up by one week
due to the school starting Christmas break and having no heat or air
conditioning. So, the Fest has been pushed forward be a week to December 12.

We will try to send out a flier for everyone to post around town and try to
help people move forward in their computing experience.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reply to the group (
nlug-talk@googlegroups.com) to one of the Cabinet members. We will work to
address your issue and respond to you in a timely manner.

Thank you everyone for your understanding,

Kevin Eldridge
NLUG President
crash...@gmail.com
(615) 830-4541

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Re: [nlug] Wireless distribution system or other wireless mesh implementations

[Steven S. Critchfield]

Depending on time frames and ability to play, you might want to check
out

http://www.villagetelco.org/2008/06/the-origin-of-the-mesh-potato/

I saw this recently in a magazine, and it sounds like it might be just
what would be interesting to your neighborhood.


- "Karl Haines"  wrote:

> I'm looking into doing a wireless mesh setup. I've been looking into
> WDS,
> which is supported by the dd-wrt firmware I'm currently planning to
> use on
> these routers. So far it looks like it should do what I want, but
> there will
> be some hits to performance, as always.
> 
> Has anyone here used WDS or any other wireless mesh systems? Any
> advice
> and/or opinions?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Karl Haines
> 
> 
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RE: [nlug] Wireless distribution system or other wireless mesh implementations

[Mark J. Bailey]

I 2nd that approach!  I have only used WDS in small, controlled settings,
but, it was fickle at some point in time it always seemed.  Nice idea,
but..  I am sure higher end WDS implementations might well be more robust
than a WRT-derivative, but, as Chris notes, home-running to each WAP will
probably be more reliable in the long run.

 

From: Chris McQuistion [mailto:cmcquist...@watkins.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 1:34 PM
To: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [nlug] Wireless distribution system or other wireless mesh
implementations

 

I personally prefer Tomato firmware over DD-WRT, though DD-WRT does let
you do more tweaking.  I have used WDS on both and they work about the
same.  Here is a link to the Tomato FAQ that talks about how to set it up.

 

http://www.polarcloud.com/tomatofaq#how_do_i_use_wds

 

We have a campus-wide wireless network, now, but we don't use WDS any
more.  We simply run ethernet to every WAP and assign the same SSID and
password and encryption to every AP and put them on different channels if
they are close enough to detect each other.  This works far more reliably
than WDS.  In a WDS setup, you have two points that can get messed up and
you cut the bandwidth in half every time you have to hop from one WAP to
another WAP.

 

Chris

 

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Karl Haines 
wrote:

Chris,

 

I'll be running Ethernet to the ones that I can obviously, but I'd like to
add a few where I can't run Ethernet, like across the street, etc. I'm
creating a little neighborhood hotspot here, and I'd like to be able to
reach as far out as possible. We'll be investing in some omni-directional
antennas as well. Anyone who as experience with that, please speak up as
well!! Thanks ;)

 

Karl

 

From: Chris McQuistion [mailto:cmcquist...@watkins.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 12:15 PM
To: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [nlug] Wireless distribution system or other wireless mesh
implementations

 

I've used it with DD-WRT and Tomato firmware.

 

What are you trying to achieve?  Specifically, do you need to extend a
wireless network with wireless access point to access point communication
or do you have the capability of running ethernet to each WAP?

 

Chris

 

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Karl Haines 
wrote:

I'm looking into doing a wireless mesh setup. I've been looking into WDS,
which is supported by the dd-wrt firmware I'm currently planning to use on
these routers. So far it looks like it should do what I want, but there
will
be some hits to performance, as always.

Has anyone here used WDS or any other wireless mesh systems? Any advice
and/or opinions?

Thanks in advance,
Karl Haines


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Re: [nlug] Wireless distribution system or other wireless mesh implementations

[Chris McQuistion]

I personally prefer Tomato firmware over DD-WRT, though DD-WRT does let you
do more tweaking.  I have used WDS on both and they work about the same.
 Here is a link to the Tomato FAQ that talks about how to set it up.

http://www.polarcloud.com/tomatofaq#how_do_i_use_wds

We have a campus-wide
wireless network, now, but we don't use WDS any more.  We simply run
ethernet to every WAP and assign the same SSID and password and encryption
to every AP and put them on different channels if they are close enough to
detect each other.  This works far more reliably than WDS.  In a WDS setup,
you have two points that can get messed up and you cut the bandwidth in half
every time you have to hop from one WAP to another WAP.

Chris


On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Karl Haines wrote:

>  Chris,
>
>
>
> I’ll be running Ethernet to the ones that I can obviously, but I’d like to
> add a few where I can’t run Ethernet, like across the street, etc. I’m
> creating a little neighborhood hotspot here, and I’d like to be able to
> reach as far out as possible. We’ll be investing in some omni-directional
> antennas as well. Anyone who as experience with that, please speak up as
> well!! Thanks ;)
>
>
>
> Karl
>
>
>
> *From:* Chris McQuistion [mailto:cmcquist...@watkins.edu]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 24, 2009 12:15 PM
> *To:* nlug-talk@googlegroups.com
> *Subject:* Re: [nlug] Wireless distribution system or other wireless mesh
> implementations
>
>
>
> I've used it with DD-WRT and Tomato firmware.
>
>
>
> What are you trying to achieve?  Specifically, do you need to extend a
> wireless network with wireless access point to access point communication or
> do you have the capability of running ethernet to each WAP?
>
>
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Karl Haines 
> wrote:
>
> I'm looking into doing a wireless mesh setup. I've been looking into WDS,
> which is supported by the dd-wrt firmware I'm currently planning to use on
> these routers. So far it looks like it should do what I want, but there
> will
> be some hits to performance, as always.
>
> Has anyone here used WDS or any other wireless mesh systems? Any advice
> and/or opinions?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Karl Haines
>
>
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RE: [nlug] Wireless distribution system or other wireless mesh implementations

[Karl Haines]

Chris,

 

I'll be running Ethernet to the ones that I can obviously, but I'd like to
add a few where I can't run Ethernet, like across the street, etc. I'm
creating a little neighborhood hotspot here, and I'd like to be able to
reach as far out as possible. We'll be investing in some omni-directional
antennas as well. Anyone who as experience with that, please speak up as
well!! Thanks ;)

 

Karl

 

From: Chris McQuistion [mailto:cmcquist...@watkins.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 12:15 PM
To: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [nlug] Wireless distribution system or other wireless mesh
implementations

 

I've used it with DD-WRT and Tomato firmware.

 

What are you trying to achieve?  Specifically, do you need to extend a
wireless network with wireless access point to access point communication or
do you have the capability of running ethernet to each WAP?

 

Chris

 

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Karl Haines 
wrote:

I'm looking into doing a wireless mesh setup. I've been looking into WDS,
which is supported by the dd-wrt firmware I'm currently planning to use on
these routers. So far it looks like it should do what I want, but there will
be some hits to performance, as always.

Has anyone here used WDS or any other wireless mesh systems? Any advice
and/or opinions?

Thanks in advance,
Karl Haines


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Re: [nlug] Wireless distribution system or other wireless mesh implementations

[Chris McQuistion]

I've used it with DD-WRT and Tomato firmware.

What are you trying to achieve?  Specifically, do you need to extend a
wireless network with wireless access point to access point communication or
do you have the capability of running ethernet to each WAP?

Chris


On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Karl Haines wrote:

> I'm looking into doing a wireless mesh setup. I've been looking into WDS,
> which is supported by the dd-wrt firmware I'm currently planning to use on
> these routers. So far it looks like it should do what I want, but there
> will
> be some hits to performance, as always.
>
> Has anyone here used WDS or any other wireless mesh systems? Any advice
> and/or opinions?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Karl Haines
>
>
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[nlug] Wireless distribution system or other wireless mesh implementations

[Karl Haines]

I'm looking into doing a wireless mesh setup. I've been looking into WDS,
which is supported by the dd-wrt firmware I'm currently planning to use on
these routers. So far it looks like it should do what I want, but there will
be some hits to performance, as always.

Has anyone here used WDS or any other wireless mesh systems? Any advice
and/or opinions?

Thanks in advance,
Karl Haines


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