RE: Basic Info on Wireless Router Installation and Performance
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bob Perry Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 11:33 PM To: Ted Mittelstaedt Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Basic Info on Wireless Router Installation and Performance Ted, What linebacker did you have in mind? Bob, who is your telephone company? Ted ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Basic Info on Wireless Router Installation and Performance
On (01/21/05 22:41), Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: From: Ted Mittelstaedt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Bob Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED], freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Basic Info on Wireless Router Installation and Performance Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:41:41 -0800 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bob Perry Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 12:37 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Basic Info on Wireless Router Installation and Performance Just joined an ISP that has agreed to provide residential DSL service. Their service is normally limited to commercial operations but they made the offer based on the fact that my OS was FreeBSD. At this stage we have determined that only one of three phone jacks in my apartment is able to sync-up with the DSL. The options, thus far, are to fix the inside phone wiring or install a wireless router. Hi Bob, I see a lot of people are telling you to install wireless but in my experienced opinion, you need to fix your wiring. Your never going to have stable service if you don't, even if you put the DSL modem next to the building MPOE (Median Point of Entry). Go wireless if you want to but get your inside wiring fixed. What we do around here is have people with this kind of problem sign up for Line-Backer insurance from the phone company, wait a few days, then call a trouble ticket into the phone company. (Line Backer is a Qwest product, other phone companies have similar programs) This covers all your inside wiring and the phone techs will come out and fix it properly and you won't get hit with a $150 charge for inside wiring repair. Want to thank everyone for their input. The project remains open because the one phone jack which was providing a steady connection is no longer cooperating. In this instance, it looks like the hot ticket is to get a stable connection first. But again I want to thank everyone for sharing their personal experiences and providing some valuable information. Ted, What linebacker did you have in mind? Bob Perry -- I've learned that whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed. FreeBSD 4.9-RELEASE-p2 #0 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Basic Info on Wireless Router Installation and Performance
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bob Perry Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 12:37 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Basic Info on Wireless Router Installation and Performance Just joined an ISP that has agreed to provide residential DSL service. Their service is normally limited to commercial operations but they made the offer based on the fact that my OS was FreeBSD. At this stage we have determined that only one of three phone jacks in my apartment is able to sync-up with the DSL. The options, thus far, are to fix the inside phone wiring or install a wireless router. Hi Bob, I see a lot of people are telling you to install wireless but in my experienced opinion, you need to fix your wiring. Your never going to have stable service if you don't, even if you put the DSL modem next to the building MPOE (Median Point of Entry). Go wireless if you want to but get your inside wiring fixed. What we do around here is have people with this kind of problem sign up for Line-Backer insurance from the phone company, wait a few days, then call a trouble ticket into the phone company. (Line Backer is a Qwest product, other phone companies have similar programs) This covers all your inside wiring and the phone techs will come out and fix it properly and you won't get hit with a $150 charge for inside wiring repair. Ted ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Basic Info on Wireless Router Installation and Performance
FWIW, stay away from Linksys if you can help it. I used to love them for basic stuff, but once I wanted to do more advanced stuff like bridging and having Client APs, i hit all kinds of problems...even getting 2 identical APs to talk to each other. I've gotten D-Link every since and been happy. I haven't tried Linksys since Cisco has taken over and help them fix some of their products, but I don't know that it's worth the risk. On that note, you can also get a Cisco solution if you have the money (separate router and AP)...but sometimes it's just not worth it. I just got at NewEgg, a DLink 802.11g pack with a wireless router and PCMCIA NIC, with their Super G or whatever it's called technology, for 98 bux...something to consider. --Brian On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 15:37:07 -0500, Bob Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just joined an ISP that has agreed to provide residential DSL service. Their service is normally limited to commercial operations but they made the offer based on the fact that my OS was FreeBSD. At this stage we have determined that only one of three phone jacks in my apartment is able to sync-up with the DSL. The options, thus far, are to fix the inside phone wiring or install a wireless router. I know little about wireless routers but have started some research and will continue. However, thought I would also touch base with the mailing list to see what information/experience members are willing to pass along. Would appreciate it you would direct me to relevant resource material for further review. If you have the time, please respond with your thoughts re hardware/software, installation, stability, and security issues as they relate to wireless routers and FreeBSD. I also just purchased the 5.3 CD set and will replace my 4.9 box with it. Thanks, Bob Perry -- I've learned that whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed. FreeBSD 4.9-RELEASE-p2 #0 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Basic Info on Wireless Router Installation and Performance
Bob Perry wrote: Just joined an ISP that has agreed to provide residential DSL service. Their service is normally limited to commercial operations but they made the offer based on the fact that my OS was FreeBSD. Cool At this stage we have determined that only one of three phone jacks in my apartment is able to sync-up with the DSL. The options, thus far, are to fix the inside phone wiring or install a wireless router. I know little about wireless routers but have started some research and will continue. However, thought I would also touch base with the mailing list to see what information/experience members are willing to pass along. Would appreciate it you would direct me to relevant resource material for further review. If you have the time, please respond with your thoughts re hardware/software, installation, stability, and security issues as they relate to wireless routers and FreeBSD. OK, I need a diagram, I am having the same thoughts, my network will be like this: +-AP)) | INET --- ADSL-router FBSD gw ---+-AP)) | My plan is to let the AP's be plain and stupid and let FBSD do the work, is this what you are thinking about? Really, than the AP works more like a switch and the FBSD gw is the router doing NAT and internat access control. O'Reily has two books that might interest you, one on 802.11 security goes through setup for Linux Free and OpenBSD based hosts and gateways, the other on building wireless community networks. The first book is far the most interesting. The other get lost in antennas, polarization and stuff and just doesn't cover much about how to extend the network beyond the reach of the first AP. Cheers, Erik -- Ph: +34.666334818 web: http://www.locolomo.org S/MIME Certificate: http://www.locolomo.org/crt/2004071206.crt Subject ID: A9:76:7A:ED:06:95:2B:8D:48:97:CE:F2:3F:42:C8:F2:22:DE:4C:B9 Fingerprint: 4A:E8:63:38:46:F6:9A:5D:B4:DC:29:41:3F:62:D3:0A:73:25:67:C2 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Basic Info on Wireless Router Installation and Performance
On 01/20/05 15:37:07, Bob Perry wrote: Just joined an ISP that has agreed to provide residential DSL service. Their service is normally limited to commercial operations but they made the offer based on the fact that my OS was FreeBSD. At this stage we have determined that only one of three phone jacks in my apartment is able to sync-up with the DSL. The options, thus far, are to fix the inside phone wiring or install a wireless router. I know little about wireless routers but have started some research and will continue. However, thought I would also touch base with the mailing list to see what information/experience members are willing to pass along. Would appreciate it you would direct me to relevant resource material for further review. If you have the time, please respond with your thoughts re hardware/software, installation, stability, and security issues as they relate to wireless routers and FreeBSD. I also just purchased the 5.3 CD set and will replace my 4.9 box with it. Thanks, Bob Perry I and my friends have used linksys. I used to love them, but they are not good for heavy duty traffic. My friend hosts his own website and runs a teamspeak server with some other small stuff. He has gone through 3 or 4 routers over maybe 2-3 years, or less. I don't know how other brands standup hardware wise, but I think you get what you pay for. For around $60 a router, thats cheap. When I have them I put a custum linksys/linux firmware on them and it becomes an almost full featured linux box. Iirc, you can only do this with linksys. Check http://sveasoft.com/ for more details on modifing your router. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
