Re: [WISPA] Here comes the really BIG WAVE

2010-03-16 Thread Philip Dorr
Your life? Telephone? Rural Utilities? On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 11:31 PM, Glenn Kelley gl...@hostmedic.com wrote: can you name me one thing that the government has given that it has not first taken? funny I keep asking - but never given an answer. Im with you MDK On Mar 16, 2010, at 1:20

Re: [WISPA] Here comes the really BIG WAVE

2010-03-16 Thread MDK
Count me with the founding Trolls, then, Jason. They had a determination to NOT be subject to the King. They were fanatics... they had one thing in mind, they never changed their mind, and they never shut up. I consider those trolls to be dang good company. If I make half the

Re: [WISPA] Here comes the really BIG WAVE

2010-03-16 Thread MDK
Government Gave me my life? Really? Telephone? Until we got the government out of it, it was horrendously expensive and advanced none at all. Now, we have services that WERE NOT EVEN CONCEIVABLE to me the year I got married. We've come that far since then. Copper to my house?

[WISPA] POE powered POE Splitter with Switch?

2010-03-16 Thread Greg Ihnen
Does anyone know of or use a POE powered POE splitter/switch combo which could be tower mounted which would allow a single ethernet cable carrying POE (perferrably 48v) up the tower, and then would pass POE (adjustable voltages) to multiple devices and also act as a switch (preferably

Re: [WISPA] From Today's WSJ

2010-03-16 Thread Brian Webster
Wow Mark. For once I can actually state that I agree with your statements. Thank You, Brian Webster -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of MDK Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:54 AM To: sarn...@info-ed.com; WISPA General List

[WISPA] Using the 2nd port on a PS2?

2010-03-16 Thread Greg Ihnen
Has anyone found anything useful to do with the 2nd port on a PS2? I'm finding very little information on that port on the 'net. Does it share the PS2's POE? Greg WISPA Wants You! Join today!

Re: [WISPA] POE powered POE Splitter with Switch?

2010-03-16 Thread Cameron Kilton
It would be neat to see for smaller sites, but I wouldn't use it on larger sites, one point of failure makes me nervous a bit. Especially since Cat5e is so cheap. To answer your question, no, I have not seen it but would like to :) -Cameron -Original Message- From:

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Kurt Fankhauser
6 Meg DSL here is around $50/month Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of MDK Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:15 AM To: WISPA General

[WISPA] making 5ghz link work with more power

2010-03-16 Thread Kurt Fankhauser
Have a 5ghz 1mile backhaul, its near-LOS. I can barley make out the tippy top of the grain leg that the antenna is on. On both sides of link I'm using 24db panels with R52's. Anyway the signal is not that hot, about -73/-74. TCP Throughput on normal 802.11a is 17.5mbps. Turn on Nstream and its

Re: [WISPA] iPhone ssh app

2010-03-16 Thread Chuck Bartosch
I'll ask and get back to you. My gf has tried them all 'cause that's what she does for fun... Chuck On Mar 16, 2010, at 1:04 AM, Jerry Richardson wrote: any recommendations on the best jailbreak program? I used Backra1n and it ran fine for a couple of weeks then crashed for no apparent

Re: [WISPA] making 5ghz link work with more power

2010-03-16 Thread Scott Reed
Definitely the XRs hear better than the R52. Kurt Fankhauser wrote: Have a 5ghz 1mile backhaul, its near-LOS. I can barley make out the tippy top of the grain leg that the antenna is on. On both sides of link I'm using 24db panels with R52's. Anyway the signal is not that hot, about -73/-74.

Re: [WISPA] Here comes the really BIG WAVE

2010-03-16 Thread Chuck Bartosch
On Mar 16, 2010, at 2:27 AM, MDK wrote: Government Gave me my life? Really? Telephone? Until we got the government out of it, it was horrendously expensive and advanced none at all. That isn't really true Mark. Before the government got involved you had multiple non-interworking

[WISPA] Watching construction progress

2010-03-16 Thread Scott Reed
I have a customer that would like to put up a camera so the others can watch the progress of a construction project. As I have never done anything like this, I need some suggestions as to equipment and process. Thanks -- Scott Reed Sr. Systems Engineer GAB Midwest 1-800-363-1544 x2241

Re: [WISPA] Using the 2nd port on a PS2?

2010-03-16 Thread Philip Dorr
The secondary port on the PS2 is just another ethernet port, it does not have any POE (in or out, AFAIK). You can use it to align the antenna better using a netbook and the web UI alignment tool. On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 6:29 AM, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone found anything

Re: [WISPA] Using the 2nd port on a PS2?

2010-03-16 Thread Greg Ihnen
Cool. I want to use a pair of NS5M's as a backhaul to the PS2. So I should be able use that second ethernet port on the PS2 to connect the NS5M. Greg On Mar 16, 2010, at 8:50 AM, Philip Dorr wrote: The secondary port on the PS2 is just another ethernet port, it does not have any POE (in or

Re: [WISPA] Watching construction progress

2010-03-16 Thread Stuart Pierce
stardottech.com , have it ftp the current picture to a webpage or allow people to have access to it. Course there are all kind of cameras, but I like the webserver ones. -- Original Message -- From: Scott Reed scottr...@onlyinternet.net Reply-To: WISPA

Re: [WISPA] Watching construction progress

2010-03-16 Thread Jeremie Chism
H264 ip camera with a static ip or dyndns. Then just give out the ip address to anyone that wants to watch. H264 keeps the bandwidth requirement low. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 16, 2010, at 8:14 AM, Scott Reed scottr...@onlyinternet.net wrote: I have a customer that would like to put up

[WISPA] VZ Tower Contact

2010-03-16 Thread chris cooper
Does anyone have a good contact for VZ tower Co-lo in the Midwest? Thanks Chris Cooper Intelliwave WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/

Re: [WISPA] making 5ghz link work with more power

2010-03-16 Thread Larry Yunker
I realize that you state that you cannot go with any bigger antennas, but you might be able to fix this situation with the same size antennas if you go with a more focused beam. You state that you are running 24db panels. Panels generally have a pretty wide beam width. If you switch to a

[WISPA] FCC Open Commission Meeting National Broadband Plan

2010-03-16 Thread Rick Harnish
FCC Open Commission Meeting National Broadband Plan http://reboot.fcc.gov/live http://reboot.fcc.gov/live Starts at 10:30 but log in now if you want in. WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/

Re: [WISPA] VZ Tower Contact

2010-03-16 Thread Gary Garrett
Co-locate with Verizon? ha ha ha ha ha ! HA HA HA HA HA!!~!! I hope you have applied for CLEC status and have a BIG BIG bank account! On 3/16/2010 6:54 AM, chris cooper wrote: Does anyone have a good contact for VZ tower Co-lo in the Midwest? Thanks Chris Cooper Intelliwave

Re: [WISPA] making 5ghz link work with more power

2010-03-16 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
Consider testing some mimo 'n' gear...such as ubiquiti ... you should be able to get the 60+mbps range you are looking for. You did not say how long is the link ? (we have 2 rocket m5 w/2ft dishes, on a 8.7 mile link, with not a clean LOS, the radios are turned down in power to 20dbm, 20mhz

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread David E. Smith
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 07:41, Kurt Fankhauser k...@wavelinc.com wrote: 6 Meg DSL here is around $50/month At home, I have 6Mbps DSL for $35/month. (Yes, I work for a WISP, but still have DSL, because my last three apartments were out of my employer's coverage area due to terrain and trees.)

Re: [WISPA] VZ Tower Contact

2010-03-16 Thread Aaron D. Osgood
Are you sure VZ owns the tower? In many areas of the country, while VZ may be the most prominent tenant, someone else actually owns and manages the tower site --Original Message-- From: Gary Garrett Sender: wireless-boun...@wispa.org To: WISPA General List ReplyTo: WISPA General List

Re: [WISPA] iPhone ssh app

2010-03-16 Thread Chuck Bartosch
Okay, the answer I got was: blackra1n works in a flash and you don't even need to restore your stuff http://www.blackra1n.org/ She discussed several others but that's her clear preference. Chuck On Mar 16, 2010, at 1:04 AM, Jerry Richardson wrote: any recommendations on the best jailbreak

Re: [WISPA] Watching construction progress

2010-03-16 Thread Justin Wilson
Something with a DVR would be a good way to go. This way they have a historical account of the progress. I am sure they will want to do something like a time squeeze of the whole process. Otherwise you are looking at a camera that FTP¹s to a web-server. If you go that route the image is

Re: [WISPA] POE powered POE Splitter with Switch?

2010-03-16 Thread Mike Delp
3Com was close with the Network Jack devices. made to fit in a wall outlet, poe, POE out, and 300 version was managed. Only four ports out, but initial testing was pretty cool. It is only 802.3af. nj200 is the 10/100 model, and I just googled it and there is now a nj2000 for Gigabit speeds.

[WISPA] Problem flashing Open-Mesh on a Engenius 1650

2010-03-16 Thread ~NGL~
Anyone having a problem flashing Open-Mesh on a Engenius 1650 using XP Pro. It seems when I flash a unit the flash completes, but the unit does not work. When used as an AP the power and the lan lights are on but when I log in to it via wireless laptop the IP address is 169.xxx.xxx.xxx. I have a

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Richey
For the WISP that is still charging $30+ for 384k service, what are you doing to bring those customers more bang for their buck? Are you trying to increase speeds or bring pricing down? Richey -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Dennis Burgess
If they want local DSL service, then they can pay for that. We focus on outside areas, however, there is also areas around here that the DSL service goes up and down more than a porn star. Hence, we end up being more reliable. We have customers also that just hate ATT, hence, they would rather

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Dennis Burgess
BTW, I did not mean to offend anyone with my colorful analogy. Just realized what I typed after hitting send! If it don't offend you, enjoy a bit of humor. --- Dennis Burgess, CCNA, Mikrotik Certified Trainer, MTCNA, MTCRE, MTCWE,

Re: [WISPA] VZ Tower Contact

2010-03-16 Thread Blake Bowers
I am a bit confused here. Did you have a bad experience? KGI Wireless manages many of the Verizon sites, and are somewhat OK to deal with. http://www.kgiwireless.com/Documents/QueryVerizonWirelessPublicSiteList.asp They can be a little stiff - but they know what a WISP is. Back in 2000 ATC

Re: [WISPA] POE powered POE Splitter with Switch?

2010-03-16 Thread Greg Ihnen
Thanks. Those are good but don't quite do it. The specs say the POE is 48v. I'd like something that you could program the POE out to 12v connected devices. Greg On Mar 16, 2010, at 11:01 AM, Mike Delp wrote: 3Com was close with the Network Jack devices. made to fit in a wall outlet, poe, POE

Re: [WISPA] POE powered POE Splitter with Switch?

2010-03-16 Thread Larry Yunker
A quick google search turned up this: http://www.wirelesslan.gr/product_info.php?cPath=48products_id=1062osCsid= 440557bb417622d46a58ff9007e2a706 POE switching volt to 5V or 6V or 7.5V or 9V or 12V Looks to be 48V in and two outputs of 5V, 6V, 7.5V, 9V, or 12V. It would require a fairly large

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Justin Wilson
I think part of the issue is economies of scale. Many rural ISPs have T1s and T3s at best. The cost of transport and bandwidth doesn¹t allow them to scale as well as they could if they had fiber or some other high capacity transport. With providers such as Cogent well under $10 a meg in

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Charles N Wyble
This is why I have said that the stimulus dollars need to go to middle milte build outs. Wireless as a last mile medium is very well understood and gives best bang for the buck in a lot of scenarios. Justin Wilson wrote: I think part of the issue is economies of scale. Many rural ISPs have

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Scott Reed
Exactly. That is what NewWays did. Our old plans on T1 or other smaller pipe were: 384K $33.00 512K $45.00 Now that we have a 50M fiber to a tower our plans are: 1M $35.00 2M $48.00 Justin Wilson wrote: I think part of the issue is economies of scale. Many rural ISPs have T1s and T3s

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Josh Luthman
Just a thought...but does the price of groceries increase when you're farther from an urban area? Obviously the costs are higher (more trucker miles, less productivity) but I wonder if milk isn't another $1 or something. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite

Re: [WISPA] making 5ghz link work with more power

2010-03-16 Thread Robert West
I have one 12 mile link running the new 27dbi AirGrids as a backhaul. My signal is -70 although I've been lazy and haven't fine tuned one end yet. I'm able to transfer a clean 70+ mb/s on the link. Both ends are 100 agl, one end is 60 feet lower than the other, lots of trees but still a good

Re: [WISPA] Using the 2nd port on a PS2?

2010-03-16 Thread Robert West
I second that. Also good for the new Nanos as well with their second port. Bob- -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Philip Dorr Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 9:21 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Using the

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Bret Clark
Sometimes, but with chain stores the saving of groceries in cities helps subsidize the higher shipping cost of groceries in rural areas. Josh Luthman wrote: Just a thought...but does the price of groceries increase when you're farther from an urban area? Obviously the costs are higher

Re: [WISPA] Using the 2nd port on a PS2?

2010-03-16 Thread Josh Luthman
What about the weather getting to it? It's unplugged for the most part. The primary port has the wire to keep away spiders or something from laying eggs. Are spiders (bugs/dirt/etc) conductive? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373

Re: [WISPA] POE powered POE Splitter with Switch?

2010-03-16 Thread Scottie Arnett
I asked the same over on the Motorola list a few months back. No one knew of anything, but Chuck at Wireless Beehive said if there was enough interested he would build one. My idea was almost like yours except I wanted the ability to change the positive and negative pins for other equipment

Re: [WISPA] From Today's WSJ

2010-03-16 Thread Scottie Arnett
Ok, I see you guy's points. I was looking at it from the point if the gov't is going to keep giving the big guys tax breaks, USF, and whatever else, it is like I am competing against my/our own money. If they are giving them some form of subsidy to build these networks, then I think we should

Re: [WISPA] Using the 2nd port on a PS2?

2010-03-16 Thread Robert West
The cover has the place for that cable covered but you can snap if out of the cover if you want to use it. You can also use it as PoE but by default the firmware has the PoE turned off on that port. I find it handy to mount it, run the cable, install the PoE inside the clients structure then

[WISPA] Simple POE Device for 12 VDC Input on NanoStation?

2010-03-16 Thread AJ
Just received my first kit of (2) NanoStation Locos and (2) NanoStation2Ms, complete with tilt brackets... Opened the box to find a PoE injector with a chassis mounted 115VAC jack. What's going to be my best option for injecting 12 VDC off of our battery bank/plant power directly? Granted, my

Re: [WISPA] POE powered POE Splitter with Switch?

2010-03-16 Thread Scott Parsons
There is an TP-SW5-NC 5 Port switch with POE voltage from 12V to 48V. You can't have different voltages on different ports and it isn't a managed switch. http://www.wlanparts.com/product/TP-SW5-NC/High-Speed-10100Mb-5-Port-POE-Sw itch.html There is a POE crossover cable to power non standard

Re: [WISPA] Using the 2nd port on a PS2?

2010-03-16 Thread Greg Ihnen
Bob, You mean there's some way to pass the incoming POE to the 2nd port? How? Thanks! Greg On Mar 16, 2010, at 1:56 PM, Robert West wrote: The cover has the place for that cable covered but you can snap if out of the cover if you want to use it. You can also use it as PoE but by

Re: [WISPA] Simple POE Device for 12 VDC Input on NanoStation?

2010-03-16 Thread Greg Ihnen
The old style power injector (separate power supply and separate injection block) for the PS2 is what I used to power a PS2 connected to a generator I wanted to put on our wireless network for remote control/monitoring. I just used a different cord with a coaxial plug wired to the battery power

Re: [WISPA] Simple POE Device for 12 VDC Input on NanoStation?

2010-03-16 Thread Robert West
I installed some cheap cigarette style power ports I got from the Advanced Auto into our box then took some 12 volt automotive adapters to plug in and put the right barrel connector on them. The bonus is they have a fuse in them now. -Original Message- From:

Re: [WISPA] Using the 2nd port on a PS2?

2010-03-16 Thread Robert West
On the new Nanos there is. By default the power won't pass through but in the firmware you can click the box for PoE pass-through then you can use it to power up a second device. I envision using something like that as maybe a bridge for going around a corner or to bounce the signal around some

Re: [WISPA] POE powered POE Splitter with Switch?

2010-03-16 Thread Greg Ihnen
That looks good. On Mar 16, 2010, at 2:04 PM, Scott Parsons wrote: There is an TP-SW5-NC 5 Port switch with POE voltage from 12V to 48V. You can't have different voltages on different ports and it isn't a managed switch.

Re: [WISPA] VZ Tower Contact

2010-03-16 Thread Scottie Arnett
Crown Castle owns the towers Verizon is on in my area, TN. Scottie -- Original Message -- From: Aaron D. Osgood aosg...@streamline-solutions.net Reply-To: aosg...@streamline-solutions.net,WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010

Re: [WISPA] Using the 2nd port on a PS2?

2010-03-16 Thread Greg Ihnen
I wish this was an option on the PowerStations. Greg On Mar 16, 2010, at 2:27 PM, Robert West wrote: On the new Nanos there is. By default the power won't pass through but in the firmware you can click the box for PoE pass-through then you can use it to power up a second device. I

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Chuck Bartosch
I think largely the middle mile funds are wasted. Most areas already have at least *some* fiber. The cost, and the problem, is in getting last mile done, not middle mile done. From my direct experience and observation, a lot of the middle mile projects NTIA is funding is really for redundant

Re: [WISPA] Using the 2nd port on a PS2?

2010-03-16 Thread Robert West
Me too. However, if you ever need to tap into the power from the PS2, the board inside is the same board as the light station so it has a solder point for a power jack. The power jack and the PoE are connected in the same path so you can tap into it if you ever need to do such a thing. You

Re: [WISPA] Using the 2nd port on a PS2?

2010-03-16 Thread Greg Ihnen
That's good to know. On Mar 16, 2010, at 3:33 PM, Robert West wrote: Me too. However, if you ever need to tap into the power from the PS2, the board inside is the same board as the light station so it has a solder point for a power jack. The power jack and the PoE are connected in the same

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread charles
Citations needed? I have seen many many many posts on this list discussing/complaining about middle mile/back haul issues including access and expense. If the vast majority of wisps have access to sufficient back haul at competive prices then I stand corrected. Do the wisps on this list feel

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Robert West
In my area the middle mile being built is exactly for institutions with a minor mention that they would sell bandwidth to providers. But the main push is for the institutions. Middle mile for whom? Bob- -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org

[WISPA] FW: WISPs given short shrift

2010-03-16 Thread Drew Lentz
Just read this on another list, thought I would push it through to WISPA. Seems a little odd.. -drew Begin forwarded message: From: Brett Glass br...@lariat.net Date: March 16, 2010 8:32:38 AM EDT Subject: First erratum for National Broadband Plan: WISPs given short shrift Got up

Re: [WISPA] Here comes the really BIG WAVE

2010-03-16 Thread RickG
Mark, I for one, care. I know most here do as well too. To the rest, learn history and see where socialism leads to. BTW: I was one of the angry mobsters at the big Tea Party in DC and proud of it. On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 2:16 AM, MDK rea...@muddyfrogwater.us wrote: Count me with the founding

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Mike Hammett
The grant that I'm benefiting from is primarily for the anchor institutions, but they worked with multiple ISPs right off the bat. I have fiber coming into my network from this. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Mike Hammett
Well yes, ATT, Sprint, Qwest, and Verizon have fiber almost everywhere. That doesn't mean they'll sell you a service that you can cost effectively use. It's too bad the feds didn't require cooperation with all area ISPs in each application done by a public entity. - Mike Hammett

[WISPA] NPR Story on FCC Broadband Plan and Internet Access in Trinity County California

2010-03-16 Thread Tim Sylvester
On Monday, NPR aired a story on the FCC Broadband Plan and Internet access in Trinity County California. The story by Laura Sydell was in anticipation of the FCC Broadband Plan today and profiled Trinity County, a rural county in northern California. You can read/listen to the story at:

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Bret Clark
Bingo...we have a winner! Middle mile means sqaut when there is a single provider who know they've got you by the you-know-what in terms of pricing. Then there is the finger pointing you have to deal with when there is a problem...funny...for some reason's it's never their problem initially

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Charles N Wyble
Bret Clark wrote: Bingo...we have a winner! Middle mile means sqaut when there is a single provider who know they've got you by the you-know-what in terms of pricing. Thank you Bret and Mike for making my point. :) Yes there is fiber just about everywhere, but it comes down to

Re: [WISPA] VZ Tower Contact

2010-03-16 Thread RickG
I think he meant if Verizon owned the tower. If so, good luck! Same with most cell cos. If they own it, either you cant get on it or its big bucks. At any rate, how about McDonalds - lol? http://www.kgiwireless.com/Documents/SiteProfileMCD.asp?TowerNumber=MCD004171 On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:23

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Bret Clark
Charles N Wyble wrote: Interesting. Is the purpose of the wireless middle mile to reach a carrier neutral facility? Very intriguing. I've considered doing that here in Los Angeles. Back haul to One Wilshire or something. I have friends with gear on the mountains. Hmmm Yup...we're

Re: [WISPA] NPR Story on FCC Broadband Plan and Internet Access in Trinity County California

2010-03-16 Thread Jason Bailey
As much as i hate to admit it...We still service/install hughesnet and idirect sat services.If I can help you i will,been at it almost 12 years. --- On Tue, 3/16/10, Tim Sylvester t...@avanzarnetworks.com wrote: From: Tim Sylvester t...@avanzarnetworks.com Subject: [WISPA] NPR Story on FCC

Re: [WISPA] POE powered POE Splitter with Switch?

2010-03-16 Thread Greg Ihnen
Cool. Those look like Home Depot ethernet jacks you're using to attach to the pigtails. How are they working out for you? Greg On Mar 16, 2010, at 5:31 PM, cc...@dot11net.com wrote: Greg, We build one of these for internal use (posted about it last week), but ours is a passive device that

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Tim Sylvester
Yup...we're running several wireless links (for redundancy) to a peering point (CLEC Hotel) then interconnect at that location to the Internet through various BGP interconnections with peer 1 and local CLEC's for short dollars. We found no issues with building management letting us put up our

Re: [WISPA] NPR Story on FCC Broadband Plan and Internet Access in Trinity County California

2010-03-16 Thread Greg Ihnen
Replies inline On Mar 16, 2010, at 6:22 PM, Tim Sylvester wrote: 1. What type of satellite Internet connection costs $50,000? A no-bid, cost plus reseller that has a sweet contract with the school/local govt? 2. Does anyone have experience deploying satellite Internet access? How

[WISPA] UBNT WDS Bridge mode for transparency

2010-03-16 Thread Greg Ihnen
UBNT says you have to use WDS with Bridge mode if you want transparent packet transport with no funny business. Does that apply to one end being AP and the other being station WDS? Or do they both have to be AP?

Re: [WISPA] UBNT WDS Bridge mode for transparency

2010-03-16 Thread Josh Luthman
Depends on what you're using. If they're both AP and you want them both to broadcast, AP WDS is what you want. I suggest you specify MACs and not use the auto feature. If there are 3 or more APs you absolutely can not use auto as it will create a loop (ignoring STP for now...). If you want to

Re: [WISPA] UBNT WDS Bridge mode for transparency

2010-03-16 Thread Jerry Richardson
AP WDS -- station WDS Heads up, there may be an issue with the # of ARP entries the radios can take. We have a pair of Bullets as a temporary BH and it failed miserably. Then again it was passing 15Mbps + and ~400 MAC addresses. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org

Re: [WISPA] UBNT WDS Bridge mode for transparency

2010-03-16 Thread Greg Ihnen
Thanks! We're a small network here so we'll be fine. Greg On Mar 16, 2010, at 7:23 PM, Jerry Richardson wrote: AP WDS -- station WDS Heads up, there may be an issue with the # of ARP entries the radios can take. We have a pair of Bullets as a temporary BH and it failed miserably. Then

Re: [WISPA] UBNT WDS Bridge mode for transparency

2010-03-16 Thread Greg Ihnen
Thanks! That's exactly what I wanted to know. Yeah, found out the hard way about having three WDS APs in Auto. Even with STP on it was flakey. Greg On Mar 16, 2010, at 7:21 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: Depends on what you're using. If they're both AP and you want them both to broadcast, AP WDS

Re: [WISPA] NPR Story on FCC Broadband Plan and Internet Access inTrinity County California

2010-03-16 Thread Tom DeReggi
I argue that the real problem is that the School staff is not educated on where to look for alternate broadband providers. The school needs to be more resourceful. Surely they should be able to price shop between the 4-5 satelite providers to gain a better price for satelite. 2. Does anyone

Re: [WISPA] Here comes the really BIG WAVE

2010-03-16 Thread Jack Unger
Chuck, Thanks. You just reminded me that the government gave us the Internet too. From Wikipedia - The origins of the Internet reach back to the 1960s when the United States funded research projects of its military agencies to build robust, fault-tolerant and distributed computer networks.

Re: [WISPA] Here comes the really BIG WAVE

2010-03-16 Thread RickG
websters.com –give (used with object) 1.to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone. The government cant give anything because they get the money to pay for such things from us, the US taxpayer. They simply take and transfer ownership.

Re: [WISPA] UBNT WDS Bridge mode for transparency

2010-03-16 Thread Jayson Baker
Actually, at the Vegas conference UBNT said you should *never* specify MACs. I don't remember why, but you may want to check into it first! On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Josh Luthman j...@imaginenetworksllc.comwrote: Depends on what you're using. If they're both AP and you want them both

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Bret Clark
Fortunately we are close to the CLEC hotel...about 2 mile links using Ceregon's and DragonWave for the connections and fail-over redundancy. At the CLEC hotel we collocate some edge BGP routers and use OSPF in the backbone for fail-over. Bret Tim Sylvester wrote: Yup...we're running

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Chuck Bartosch
In my experience, (1) the problem for rolling out to a new area IS NOT cost of backhaul, it's the cost of the equipment. Sure we all like cheaper backhaul, but it doesn't prevent a roll out to an unserved area. I'm sure there are exceptions to that-but they are going to be very very rare. (2)

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Jayson Baker
That's what we did. $24.95/mo gets you 12Mbps/6Mbps. $49.95/mo gets you 20Mbps/6Mbps. We guarantee minimums--not just an up to speed. A lot of people really like that too. Our packages: www.peakinter.net On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 11:14 PM, MDK rea...@muddyfrogwater.us wrote: One of the things

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Charles N Wyble
Chuck Bartosch wrote: In my experience, (1) the problem for rolling out to a new area IS NOT cost of backhaul, it's the cost of the equipment. Sure we all like cheaper backhaul, but it doesn't prevent a roll out to an unserved area. I'm sure there are exceptions to that-but they are going

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Mike Hammett
So having a gig transport to $1/megabit transit doesn't deploy access to needed areas? The middle mile could be built wherever. The best middle mile project we could see is a hybrid of fiber and wireless. Mostly fiber with fiber or microwave down to clients. - Mike Hammett Intelligent

Re: [WISPA] From Today's WSJ

2010-03-16 Thread Butch Evans
On Tue, 2010-03-16 at 13:29 -0600, Scottie Arnett wrote: If they are giving them some form of subsidy to build these networks, then I think we should have access to use it too. This is the wrong way to view it, though. I'm not looking to argue the point, but want to address this in a

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Chuck Bartosch
I can't use a gig right now. However, to *get* that gig would cost us $7000/month for a wavelength on one provider's new network. Suddenly the gig that I can't really use isn't cheap at all. The costs for what I *do* use would more than double. Even in the carrier hotels in the bigger cities,

Re: [WISPA] From Today's WSJ

2010-03-16 Thread Josh Luthman
Either way you put it suggests that capitalism is being destroyed. On 3/16/10, Butch Evans but...@butchevans.com wrote: On Tue, 2010-03-16 at 13:29 -0600, Scottie Arnett wrote: If they are giving them some form of subsidy to build these networks, then I think we should have access to use it

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Mike Hammett
That middle mile would bring that $1 megabit to you more affordably. If a middle mile project that I'm working with goes through, I'll have $871/month transport for 1 gigabit 60 driving miles into 350 Cermak, one of the top 4 or 5 connected buildings in the country. Yes, I have personally

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Chuck Bartosch
On Mar 16, 2010, at 10:49 PM, Chuck Bartosch wrote: I can't use a gig right now. However, to *get* that gig would cost us $7000/month for a wavelength on one provider's new network. Suddenly the gig that I can't really use isn't cheap at all. The costs for what I *do* use would more than

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Chuck Bartosch
Right, I've been as proactive as anyone. However, in our regional rate centers those prices simply are not available. And the transport you're being quoted is 1/10th the rate we're seeing-for a similar distance I might add. And that's from one of the Round 1 winners. Chuck On Mar 16, 2010, at

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread charles
He.net will do $1 per Meg with 1 gig minimum commit. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: Chuck Bartosch ch...@clarityconnect.com Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:49:09 To: WISPA General Listwireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL I can't use

Re: [WISPA] Here comes the really BIG WAVE

2010-03-16 Thread Chuck Bartosch
If I go out and shoot a deer, I took it's life (and it's meat ;-). If I give you some, I'm giving you some, whether or not I took it from someone else. If you're my kid and I give you bread, I'm giving it to you whether or not I paid for it or I broke into a store and stole it. Chuck On Mar

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread Chuck Bartosch
But He.net isn't in Syracuse so that doesn't do me a whole lot of good. They aren't in Binghamton either. Nor are they in Rochester (which is really too far but is the next closest meet point). Chuck On Mar 16, 2010, at 11:21 PM, char...@knownelement.com wrote: He.net will do $1 per Meg with

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-16 Thread charles
Just saying there are $1.00 mbps providers available. 4.00 is pretty common as well. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: Chuck Bartosch ch...@clarityconnect.com Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:31:14 To: WISPA General Listwireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] how to