Re: [WISPA] looking for iperf test site with 1G open

2010-04-16 Thread Jon Auer
So, I have a friend that tried that once. It can be pretty hard to get decent speed with bittorrent on a stock system. Lots of different clients, all requesting different data. Plays havoc on drives. Need plenty of cache. RAID0 disk array, etc. On top of that the linux distributions didn't seem

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Jeff Broadwick
Hi All, I do not recommend this if your router is still under warranty/support. Adding 3rd party hardware to the box will void whatever is left. Regards, Jeff Jeff Broadwick ImageStream 800-813-5123 x106 (US/Can) +1 574-935-8484 x106 (Int'l) -Original Message- From:

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Brad Belton
Void the Imagestream warranty for putting the exact same card Imagestream installs is pretty chickenshit IMO. Sorry, you caught me at a bad time this morning... Brad -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Broadwick

Re: [WISPA] how to protect your kids

2010-04-16 Thread Tracy Tippett
I believe that when history looks back at the current internet kids it will be judged as a lost generation. --Original Mail-- From: Marlon K. Schafer o...@odessaoffice.com To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:24:05 -0700 Subject: Re: [WISPA] how to protect

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Josh Luthman
Everyone is thinking it. Hint: take the card out before pulling warranty. On 4/16/10, Brad Belton b...@belwave.com wrote: Void the Imagestream warranty for putting the exact same card Imagestream installs is pretty chickenshit IMO. Sorry, you caught me at a bad time this morning... Brad

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Jeff Broadwick
How so Brad? We sell a complete, warranted, supported product. If you want to buy the pieces/parts and build your own, that's great (and I believe that you do). How can we warrant a product when we did not put sell all the gear that went in to it? If there is a product defect, how are we

Re: [WISPA] looking for iperf test site with 1G open

2010-04-16 Thread Philip Dorr
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 3:03 AM, Jon Auer j...@tapodi.net wrote: So, I have a friend that tried that once. It can be pretty hard to get decent speed with bittorrent on a stock system. Lots of different clients, all requesting different data. Plays havoc on drives. Need plenty of cache. RAID0

[WISPA] Is the NTIA not going to make BTOP maps Public?

2010-04-16 Thread St. Louis Broadband
Comment period starts today and the maps are not yet published. The comment period for CCI proposed funded service areas opens on April 15th, 2010. IMPORTANT: Announcement of Extended 25-day Comment Period for CCI Projects. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Re: [WISPA] EMI Filtering

2010-04-16 Thread Patrick Shoemaker
There are status LEDs in the beehive one- these won't work with reversed polarity unless they've designed for that scenario... Patrick Shoemaker Vector Data Systems LLC shoemak...@vectordatasystems.com office: (301) 358-1690 x36 http://www.vectordatasystems.com Scott Vander Dussen wrote: ??

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Brad Belton
I may be wrong on this, but I doubt Cisco will void your warranty if you buy an expansion card (exact same as you could buy from Cisco directly) and install it in your Cisco router. I'm not suggesting Imagestream should be onboard with a user installing something other than what Imagestream sells

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Scott Vander Dussen
Can you name a similiar manufacture that allows you to open their product, add 3rd party hardware yourself - and then still honor the original warranty? Doesn't seem too unreasonable to me that IS wants to provide a stable product and wants to keep the HW legit and the installation thereof

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Scott Vander Dussen
Gotta disagree Brad- show me the price point differences between any Cisco and IS that are comporable - don't forget TCO for OS upgrades etc. Are you suggesting Cisco provides a cheaper HW upgrade solution? This is like pulling your car into the oil change station, handing the guy 5 qt of your

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Scott Reed
I would guess that Cisco will honor if you add a Cisco built card, but not third party and only if you don't open the case. Brad Belton wrote: I may be wrong on this, but I doubt Cisco will void your warranty if you buy an expansion card (exact same as you could buy from Cisco directly) and

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Brad Belton
I completely agree if the card installed is 3rd party and completely different than what Imagestream, Cisco or any OEM sells. The point is If the card is exactly the same as OEM, however being sourced from somewhere else other than the OEM, I don't see why the OEM should get their

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Josh Luthman
The joys of x86 hardware...lower cost with a chance of additional discussion. I've not looked at a price for the card individually as I have not needed it, but maybe we can get an MSRP for it? If it's another $25 or something who cares, but I have been told verbally it is much much higher. Josh

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Jon Auer
Right, and that's pretty easy since there aren't really 3rd party Cisco cards (counterfeit doesn't count). You can add intel NICs to older PIXs but that involves breaking warranty stickers. Gotta say Imagestream's stance on this is normal. On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Scott Reed

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Scott Vander Dussen
K- be sure to call newegg at 3am when your core router is acting up and have them walk you thru a solution. Sorry- I just don't like seeing IS bashed when I think their pricing is fair- you're buying HW, support, and profit. Aren't you guys in business yourself? Would you let your customers

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Travis Johnson
Actually, every oil change place in this area will do that for you. Lots of people want to run things like AMSoil, etc. Travis Microserv Scott Vander Dussen wrote: Gotta disagree Brad- show me the price point differences between any Cisco and IS that are comporable - don't forget TCO for OS

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Brad Belton
The point is If the card is EXACTLY the same as OEM, however being sourced from somewhere else other than the OEM, I don't see why the OEM should get their panties all in a wad and void the warranty on the product. Best, Brad -Original Message- From:

Re: [WISPA] looking for iperf test site with 1G open

2010-04-16 Thread Tom DeReggi
Want to remind on the Latency factor versus window size that will limit the maximum speed possible to transfer per TCP session. To test 1G, you really need to have a near by low latency site to test to, to get accurate result for a single session. And may be impossible to fill capacity without

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Josh Luthman
What everyone is saying is the Cisco is not Imagestream. I think we can all be very very very thankful of that. It's an Imagestream policy not to put in third party parts. Follow it or don't, it is your choice. I will like to know what the part costs from Imagestream as Newegg charges $45. On

[WISPA] Canopy SM to AP Conversion

2010-04-16 Thread Tracy Tippett
Hello All, This morning I was reviewing the list and saw a reference to conversion procedure to turn P9 canopy SM's into AP's. Does anyone have further info on this procedure or have a source for the information to do so? Tracy Tippett -

Re: [WISPA] Canopy SM to AP Conversion

2010-04-16 Thread Josh Luthman
Stop right there. Forget it happened. It isn't right. It isn't legal. You could do it with much older ones with the GUI (before P8 for sure, maybe even farther back). It is possible as it is the same hardware, however, when Motorola ships them it is their decision which ones are made APs.

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Glenn Kelley
Welcome to Capitalism. The Vendor can charge and support what they want. We as the purchaser can decide to simply go w/ the flow they set ... OR ... buy elsewhere. While I personally believe companies like vYatta, PFSense, and others who give a list of supported hardware are wise in their

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Justin Wilson
We just bought a 2 port copper gig card for $1000+. Not sure what the same card would cost otherwise. -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://www.mtin.net/blog Wisp Consulting ­ Tower Climbing ­ Network Support From: Josh Luthman j...@imaginenetworksllc.com Reply-To: WISPA General List

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Josh Luthman
Was it this one..? http://www.amazon.com/Single-Bulk-Intel-Server-Adapter/dp/B000BMXME8 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

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Justin Wilson
I don¹t think it¹s a IS vs. Cisco vs. whatever sort of thing. It¹s someone trying to understand why the same card is much more expensive OEM. Maybe there is something different about it. The geeks out there have inquiring minds. Otherwise they would not have taken the time to find out it is

[WISPA] Friday Funnies

2010-04-16 Thread Steven Barnes
Guys and Gals it's been a long week and I need a good laugh. Anyone got a Friday funny worth its weight? Steve WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/

Re: [WISPA] Friday Funnies

2010-04-16 Thread Josh Luthman
What do you call a Fish with no eyes? 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 Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Steven Barnes

Re: [WISPA] Friday Funnies

2010-04-16 Thread Jeremy Parr
I have a RB433 that randomly stops talking to the Cisco 3560 on ether1, does that count? On 4/16/10, Steven Barnes st...@pcswin.com wrote: Guys and Gals it's been a long week and I need a good laugh. Anyone got a Friday funny worth its weight? Steve

Re: [WISPA] Friday Funnies

2010-04-16 Thread Robert West
My grandmother went to go live with Jesus last Friday. Caught him with another woman Saturday, she's back home now. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Steven Barnes Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 2:03 PM To: WISPA General

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Travis Johnson
Last time we purchased one (3-4 years ago) I think it was $125. Travis Microserv Josh Luthman wrote: What everyone is saying is the Cisco is not Imagestream. I think we can all be very very very thankful of that. It's an Imagestream policy not to put in third party parts. Follow it or

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Jeff Broadwick
It might be exactly the same and it might not be Brad. I don't know. What I can tell you is that, in 10 years, I can't recall ever having to enforce this policy. Do you know of any other manufacturer who has support, warranty, and the router distro license follow the serial number of the

Re: [WISPA] Friday Funnies

2010-04-16 Thread Robert West
Now that I can finally afford cancer, due to Obama Care, I can finally take up smoking again. It's about time. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Steven Barnes Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 2:03 PM To: WISPA General List

Re: [WISPA] Friday Funnies

2010-04-16 Thread Robert West
My wife randomly stops talking to me but I have looked at that as a GOOD thing. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy Parr Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 2:03 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Friday

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Jeff Broadwick
Hi Travis, We generally don't sell that card anymore. We weren't able to get the performance that we wanted. Our 10/100/1000 NIC (both PCI and PCIe) are now $295. Regards, Jeff Jeff Broadwick ImageStream 800-813-5123 x106 (US/Can) +1 574-935-8484 x106 (Int'l) -Original

Re: [WISPA] Friday Funnies

2010-04-16 Thread Josh Luthman
Don't buy health insurance... Wait until you need it and sign up on your way to the hospital. 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

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Jeff Broadwick
One thing that we DO do is allow a user to add their own Linux-based programs to the user space. I don't know of anyone else that does that. Regards, Jeff Jeff Broadwick ImageStream 800-813-5123 x106 (US/Can) +1 574-935-8484 x106 (Int'l) -Original Message- From:

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Josh Luthman
About that Paul sent me a bad link for iperf and never got back to me. On 4/16/10, Jeff Broadwick jeffl...@comcast.net wrote: One thing that we DO do is allow a user to add their own Linux-based programs to the user space. I don't know of anyone else that does that. Regards, Jeff Jeff

Re: [WISPA] Friday Funnies

2010-04-16 Thread Eje Gustafsson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtPvv4IS7HY Some people have too much time on their hands. / Eje -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Steven Barnes Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 1:03 PM To: WISPA General List Subject:

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Mark Dueck
On 04/16/2010 10:00 AM, Scott Vander Dussen wrote: Gotta disagree Brad- show me the price point differences between any Cisco and IS that are comporable - don't forget TCO for OS upgrades etc. Are you suggesting Cisco provides a cheaper HW upgrade solution? This is like pulling your car into

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Tom Sharples
The one I have doesn't have PCI-express slots, just standard 32 bit PCI. I guess I can use the Intel dual 1000 cards: altho looking on-line the edge connector looks longer than the regular PCI slot, or is that an optical illusion? Tom S. - Original Message - From: Frank Crawford

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Tom Sharples
The one I have doesn't have PCI-express slots, just standard 32 bit PCI. I guess I can use the Intel dual 1000 cards: http://www.intel.com/products/server/adapters/pro1000mt-dualport/pro1000mt-dualport-overview.htm altho looking on-line the edge connector is longer than the regular PCI slot. Is

[WISPA] WISPA FCC TRIP Press Release

2010-04-16 Thread Jack Unger
The general Press Release describing WISPA's recent FCC TV White Space meeting with the FCC was published yesterday. Please check it out. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/WISPA-Asks-FCC-to-Optimize-TV-Whitespace-Rules-1148605.htm I would like to thank: a) The WISPA Trip Team Members who

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Brad Belton
Jeff, Tone via email is hard to convey...grin, but I did warn this morning that I caught your voiding warranty email at a bad time. lol Certainly I agree ImageStream is a great breath of fresh air as compared to Cisco and many, many other products available. We have all heard and read how

Re: [WISPA] Friday Funnies

2010-04-16 Thread Forbes Mercy
The 80 year old dial up customer calls, he's running Windows 3.1 and regularly complains about speed, he's the kind of guy who would bring in his record player and ask why the CD won't play. He says he got a notice that his PPP/Winsock wouldn't work, he yells I can't get my PPP up! On

Re: [WISPA] Friday Funnies

2010-04-16 Thread Steven Barnes
Forbes you realize that this is only funny to about .005% of the population. I've been laughing constantly since I read it. Thanks. Steve Barnes -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Forbes Mercy Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010

Re: [WISPA] Friday Funnies

2010-04-16 Thread jp
I remember some of the old macs (open transport?) had an arrow that went up or down to indicate the status of the PPP connection. On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 12:50:45PM -0700, Forbes Mercy wrote: The 80 year old dial up customer calls, he's running Windows 3.1 and regularly complains about speed,

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Jeff Broadwick
Yup! Really appreciate your help on that. Butch will be down there in early May for our ICNA training. Jeff Regards, Jeff Jeff Broadwick ImageStream 800-813-5123 x106 (US/Can) +1 574-935-8484 x106 (Int'l) -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org

Re: [WISPA] Friday Funnies

2010-04-16 Thread Glenn Kelley
ROFL guess I am in the .005% On Apr 16, 2010, at 3:58 PM, Steven Barnes wrote: Forbes you realize that this is only funny to about .005% of the population. I've been laughing constantly since I read it. Thanks. Steve Barnes -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org

Re: [WISPA] Friday Funnies

2010-04-16 Thread Robert West
Sadly, we're in that .005%... I can see it all happening. And yet, the old guy wouldn't understand why he would be laughed at. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Steven Barnes Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 3:59

Re: [WISPA] Friday Funnies

2010-04-16 Thread Josh Luthman
ROFLMAO!!! On 4/16/10, Robert West robert.w...@just-micro.com wrote: Sadly, we're in that .005%... I can see it all happening. And yet, the old guy wouldn't understand why he would be laughed at. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org

[WISPA] BTOP/BIP Executive Summaries

2010-04-16 Thread Rick Harnish
If anyone who applied for a BTOP/BIP grant, wants to send me their executive summaries, I will publish them to the WISPA website. Thanks, Rick Harnish WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Tom Sharples
Never mind just figured it out :-) The problem for me is that I work almost exclusively on embedded X86 using Alix and rarely have to deal with standard x86 mobos. So it looks like this older Imagestream gateway is limited to 100baseT unless there's a trick way to accomodate PCI-X cards (?)

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Brad Belton
Intel Dual Port Pro1000 PCI-X GigE cards will work in a standard 32BIT PCI slot. The Intel Quad Port PCI-X cards will only work in a PCI-X slot. Brad -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Tom Sharples Sent: Friday, April

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Adam Kennedy
Nah, just $150 for a $30 power supply that's a little better than the ones in the Rebels already. Sorry Jeff. Don't drive to my house and stab me :D -- Adam Kennedy Network Engineer Omnicity, Inc. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org

Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)

2010-04-16 Thread Frank Crawford
http://www.imagestreamsolutions.com/Network_Cards/PCI_Cards.html Josh Luthman wrote: What everyone is saying is the Cisco is not Imagestream. I think we can all be very very very thankful of that. It's an Imagestream policy not to put in third party parts. Follow it or don't, it is your

Re: [WISPA] Bridge Network - ARP Poisioning

2010-04-16 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
The first thing to do is upgrade to manage switches. I use the cisco ones ($250 used or so) and then do something called Protected Port. Basically it blocks client to client communication. Just like we do with the ap's. That should help some of it. Naturally you already block client to

Re: [WISPA] Bridge Network - ARP Poisioning

2010-04-16 Thread Josh Luthman
493ah can do that too for around $150 by the way. On 4/16/10, Marlon K. Schafer o...@odessaoffice.com wrote: The first thing to do is upgrade to manage switches. I use the cisco ones ($250 used or so) and then do something called Protected Port. Basically it blocks client to client

Re: [WISPA] Bridge Network - ARP Poisioning

2010-04-16 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Not enough ports for some of my towers. Also, do you happen to know how many streams it can keep flowing? I'm finding that many customers running internet is a LOT harder on things than a few customers running high bandwidth marlon - Original Message - From: Josh Luthman

Re: [WISPA] Bridge Network - ARP Poisioning

2010-04-16 Thread Josh Luthman
Once it does 20mbps+ I would get an x86 box like Travis does. Something like $50 or $100 for RouterOS and then the cost of your x86 box. Cisco could probably cut it but I'm not a Cisco person. Minimal knowledge in software capability and even less experience in the field. Josh Luthman Office:

Re: [WISPA] Friday Funnies

2010-04-16 Thread John Scrivner
And don't forget Trumpet Winsock! ryan Wash your mouth out with soap when you say that! It is a dirty word! How about those AT modem commands too! Hahaha! Scriv WISPA Wants You! Join today!

Re: [WISPA] Friday Funnies

2010-04-16 Thread Francois D. Menard
Mr. Tattam down under would not be happy. This software saved our rear-ends 15 years ago. We should still honor this guy. Regards, F. On 2010-04-16, at 9:24 PM, John Scrivner wrote: And don't forget Trumpet Winsock! ryan Wash your mouth out with soap when you say that! It is a dirty

Re: [WISPA] Friday Funnies

2010-04-16 Thread Josh Luthman
Hey wait no one asked me about my joke :( On 4/16/10, Francois D. Menard fmen...@xittel.net wrote: Mr. Tattam down under would not be happy. This software saved our rear-ends 15 years ago. We should still honor this guy. Regards, F. On 2010-04-16, at 9:24 PM, John Scrivner wrote: And

Re: [WISPA] Friday Funnies

2010-04-16 Thread eje
Alright what do you call it? /Eje Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: Josh Luthman j...@imaginenetworksllc.com Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:45:08 To: WISPA General Listwireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Friday Funnies Hey wait no one asked me about my joke :(

Re: [WISPA] Bridge Network - ARP Poisioning

2010-04-16 Thread Glenn Kelley
Friends dont let Friends Bridge --- i was told someone had a Tshirt with this on it :-) First - I would suggest doing a few vlans - does your switch and router support it ? vlans to the radios - when your limited is a very nice feature you can literally lock the radio to 1 ip that way Shoot

Re: [WISPA] looking for iperf test site with 1G open

2010-04-16 Thread RickG
Good info Rubens. Thanks! On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:40 PM, Rubens Kuhl rube...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 10:34 PM, RickG rgunder...@gmail.com wrote: Thats leads me to a question. I note RB's website specs for the 450G says: Actual tested throughput Ether1 - Ether2 = 1Gbps For