Re: [WISPA] Replace MT X86 with routerboard?

2010-03-08 Thread Gino Villarini
Jon We have been using Intel's/HP Carrier Server for this type of App. Its basically a 2U NEBS compliant Server. Its built by Intel, has 2 Xeon CPUS, 2 Intel GBE and PCI X and PCI E expansion slots, Dual AC or DC Power and more Very robust and reliable Check out ebay for great deals on them

Re: [WISPA] Replace MT X86 with routerboard?

2010-03-08 Thread Kurt Fankhauser
Just seen a WISP here over the weekend show me his new core router. Core 2 Duo in a rackmount 4U case with 5 PCI network cards and Solid State Hard Drive. And 2 gigs of RAM. I think the Solid State Hard Drive is whats gonna make that thing last forever. As long as he doesn't have a power supply

Re: [WISPA] Replace MT X86 with routerboard?

2010-03-08 Thread can...@believewireless.net
We get Dell 1U Quad Core boxes, install flash drives and Intel NICs and these are fine. We can easily do 500Mbps Mikrotik speed tests over a PPTP link across two Bridgewave links. All for around $1000. WISPA Wants

Re: [WISPA] Replace MT X86 with routerboard?

2010-03-08 Thread Gino Villarini
This is a good find too http://cgi.ebay.com/Network-Engines-NS6400-Firewall-Win-Server-2003-NAR5 060_W0QQitemZ300400695366QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item 45f146d846#ht_3290wt_1165 2 FE 4 GE The NS6400 is a P4 2.8 ghz based appliance $199 not bad Gino A. Villarini

Re: [WISPA] Outdoor mesh, has anyone seen any work well?

2010-03-08 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Zig zag your ap's back and forth across the valley. Use customer houses as transmit sites to those on the other side of the river. That'll work much better than a mesh system. marlon - Original Message - From: MDK rea...@muddyfrogwater.us To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org

Re: [WISPA] Outdoor mesh, has anyone seen any work well?

2010-03-08 Thread Jerry Richardson
Voice of experience right there. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 8:01 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Outdoor mesh, has anyone seen any work well? Zig

[WISPA] Motorola PTP800

2010-03-08 Thread Bob Moldashel
Anyone have a street price on this unit? 23 Ghz. 50 Mb ??? Offlist if you want. Tnx. -B- lakel...@gbcx.net WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/

Re: [WISPA] 900Mhz sectors

2010-03-08 Thread RickG
Even though the datasheet says v-pol? On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Jason Bailey j284...@yahoo.com wrote: from my experience the x means x-pol or 45 degree pol ,likely designed for iden 900? --- On Sun, 3/7/10, Jeremie Chism jchi...@gmail.com wrote: From: Jeremie Chism

Re: [WISPA] Replace MT X86 with routerboard?

2010-03-08 Thread Dennis Burgess
Don't think the SSDs make any difference unless for some weird reason you are running the OS from it! For web caching it works so much better. --- Dennis Burgess, CCNA, Mikrotik Certified Trainer, MTCNA, MTCRE, MTCWE, MTCTCE, MTCUME Link

Re: [WISPA] USF Changes

2010-03-08 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Yep, they are now going to actively work to put us out of business. Gotta love it. marlon - Original Message - From: Marco Coelho coelh...@gmail.com To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 7:25 AM Subject: [WISPA] USF Changes FCC to propose revamping

[WISPA] Fw: [WISPA Approved Ad] Special offer from Propel Software for WISPAmembers

2010-03-08 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
OK, this looks interesting. It would be nice to drop the amount of data across especially busy parts of the network! Anyone else used this or something similar? Anyone have any thoughts on it? thanks, marlon - Original Message - From: Mike Samboy To: advertiseme...@wispa.org Sent:

Re: [WISPA] Fw: [WISPA Approved Ad] Special offer from Propel Software for WISPAmembers

2010-03-08 Thread David E. Smith
On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 13:45, Marlon K. Schafer o...@odessaoffice.comwrote: OK, this looks interesting. It would be nice to drop the amount of data across especially busy parts of the network! Anyone else used this or something similar? This looks a lot like the dialup accelerator software

Re: [WISPA] Fw: [WISPA Approved Ad] Special offer from Propel Software for WISPAmembers

2010-03-08 Thread jp
You mean like Proxyconn? We used to use that, but stopped because they haven't made any new software for a long time as well. http://ziproxy.sourceforge.net/ is what we replaced it with. Basically ziproxy being the customer facing side of a squid server. Even speeds up 1mbps sort of

Re: [WISPA] Fw: [WISPA Approved Ad] Special offer from Propel Software for WISPAmembers

2010-03-08 Thread Glenn Kelley
The biggest issue I found w/ zipproxy (and I like it) is that it does not have an internal dns caching system - so each time a hostname is hit - it tries to resolve it So - if you use it - make sure to install a dns caching system along w/ it Also - make sure to run as a daemon as well.

Re: [WISPA] Fw: [WISPA Approved Ad] Special offer from Propel Software for WISPAmembers

2010-03-08 Thread Blair Davis
I'd love to know how it works Without knowing that, I can't even guess if it would be useful to me. Blair Glenn Kelley wrote: The biggest issue I found w/ zipproxy (and I like it) is that it does not have an internal dns caching system - so each time a hostname is hit - it tries to

Re: [WISPA] 900Mhz sectors

2010-03-08 Thread Jason Bailey
Rick,I have done alot of digging and cannot find anything either on the -x.  You may have lucked out and got some usable andrew sectors.I wish I could run into a deal like that!I was referring to my experience with most sectors in that range being x-pol for cell use,but before those days we did

[WISPA] dual polarity panels

2010-03-08 Thread Mike
I know the subject has come up recently, but I am interested in hearing if anybody has had some good experiences with 120 degree dual polarity sectors. I am looking for 2.4 and 5.7. Thanks! Friendly Regards, Mike Mike Gilchrist Disruptive Technologist Advanced Wireless Express P.O.

[WISPA] Fwd: Access at sites

2010-03-08 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
Looking for Wireless Access in Texas Minnesota. Faisal. Original Message Subject:Access at sites Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 18:10:46 -0500 Hi, I have some colleagues that are interested in service in the following locations, and wondering if

[WISPA] dual frequency panels

2010-03-08 Thread Mike
Sheesh . I meant dual frequency, not dual polarity. Anybody have good experiences with 120 degree dual frequency panels? I want to replace 3 2.4s with a 2.4/5.7 setups. Friendly Regards, Mike Mike Gilchrist Disruptive Technologist Advanced Wireless Express P.O. Box 255 Toledo, IA

Re: [WISPA] dual frequency panels

2010-03-08 Thread Bob Moldashel
Radiowaves Mike wrote: Sheesh . I meant dual frequency, not dual polarity. Anybody have good experiences with 120 degree dual frequency panels? I want to replace 3 2.4s with a 2.4/5.7 setups. Friendly Regards, Mike Mike Gilchrist Disruptive Technologist Advanced

Re: [WISPA] dual frequency panels

2010-03-08 Thread Mike
Bob, Looking on radiowaveinc.com I don't see one listed. Do you have a link? Do you use a dual freq radiowave? Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Bob Moldashel Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 5:51 PM To: WISPA General

Re: [WISPA] dual frequency panels

2010-03-08 Thread Bob Moldashel
Plural. www.radiowavesinc.com SEC-2V-5H-90* is 90 degrees 2.4 GHz Vertical 5 GHz. Horizontal. SEC-2H-5V-90* is 90 degrees 2.4 GHz horizontal 5 GHz Vertical They also make a 60 degree. Just change the 90 to a 60 in the number above. Used them once. No problems to report. They are

Re: [WISPA] dual frequency panels

2010-03-08 Thread Mike
Wasn't the thought the 90s really covered more than 90? 120 degree dual banders seem to be rare? I want to replace a 3 2.4 degree sector tower with dual band panels with the same coverage. Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On

Re: [WISPA] Fw: [WISPA Approved Ad] Special offer from Propel Software for WISPAmembers

2010-03-08 Thread Josh Luthman
Sounds like an HTTP proxy doesn't it? I'm running for the hills!!! Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” --- Winston Churchill On Mon, Mar 8, 2010

Re: [WISPA] dual frequency panels

2010-03-08 Thread Rick Harnish
Mike, John at Superpass has some 120 DualBand Sectors. http://superpass.com/SPD-GSH2T-J12T.html, $299 http://superpass.com/SPD-GSH4T-J6T.html. $359. Respectfully, Rick Harnish -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike

Re: [WISPA] Fw: [WISPA Approved Ad] Special offer from Propel Software for WISPAmembers

2010-03-08 Thread Robert West
With weather like this today, the hills might be a nice change. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 8:17 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Fw: [WISPA Approved Ad]

Re: [WISPA] Fw: [WISPA Approved Ad] Special offer from PropelSoftware for WISPAmembers

2010-03-08 Thread Scottie Arnett
If you really check into it, it is a data compression deal. Much like zipping up the data with winzip before it crosses the data layer. I really do not see how it can help with broadband in any sense. I used to use the same type deals on dial-up. Scottie -- Original Message

Re: [WISPA] Fw: [WISPA Approved Ad] Special offer from Propel Software for WISPAmembers

2010-03-08 Thread Josh Luthman
Almost all HTTP content is gzip'ed already. I doubt any compression above that is going to be worth the CPU time cost. Even if the software was free, who would support the people who are terrified to install anything at all? On 3/9/10, Scottie Arnett sarn...@info-ed.com wrote: If you really

Re: [WISPA] 900Mhz sectors

2010-03-08 Thread RickG
Jason, I truly appreciate your checking. I have a few contacts at Andrew. I'll try to contact them as get the low down. Thanks again! On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 5:28 PM, Jason Bailey j284...@yahoo.com wrote: Rick,I have done alot of digging and cannot find anything either on the -x.  You may have