RE: [WISPA] Alternative to Meraki mesh??

2007-10-25 Thread tonylist
Tim While I agree with what you are saying in principal, the definition of a "True Mesh" is every changing :) OLSR is based on the ad-hoc design, and with the level of processor we are using, a single ESSID and channel with somewhere in the 75-100 interface range should work very well for most of

Re: [WISPA] 5.3Ghz bandpass filters

2007-10-25 Thread Travis Johnson
Tom, Maybe this is a dumb question, but I assume you are using antennas rated for 5.3ghz at the AP and CPE side? We have seen some antennas (PacWireless dishes) that are rated for 5.8ghz work perfectly well at 5.3ghz... but then we have seen other antennas rated for 5.8ghz that don't work ver

[WISPA] 5.3Ghz bandpass filters

2007-10-25 Thread Tom DeReggi
Does anyone know where I can buy a cost effective 5.3Ghz Full band pass filter? Further Food for thought: One of the biggest differences that we have noticed, using OEM gear (MB's with mpci Radios), compared to our first generation Trango network, is how much more interference we get at APs. I

Re: [WISPA] Alternative to Meraki mesh??

2007-10-25 Thread Tom DeReggi
I will add that we've done some work with Ligo, and their support/response is awesome. Their product is still in early generation, but with their tech team, the product is evolving quickly. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message -

Re: [WISPA] RB532 Harmful Noise at 899 also

2007-10-25 Thread Tom DeReggi
Mac, Pretty much the only thing I have seen, is MT not acknowledging the issue exists publically. The issue was resolved and changes to the MB were immediate. Do you know where I can find proof of this? If I could have found such info, I could have attributed it to my older rev board, and

RE: [WISPA] Ubiquiti PS2 -- > StarOS v3

2007-10-25 Thread Wallace L. Walcher
That is true. They were originally going to support the LS2 (the radio inside the PS2) but later backed away from that. I believe there was an issue with the hardware. They needed UBNT to make a change in order to support it. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROT

RE: [WISPA] Alternative to Meraki mesh??

2007-10-25 Thread tonylist
Jeromie On the RWR product line mesh is strictly base on OLSRd, so what it support so will the RWR. We have been getting many requests from customers for a low cost high power mesh that would work in campus and school setups, which the RWR works great for. We do not have multi SSID support but we

Re: [WISPA] Alternative to Meraki mesh??

2007-10-25 Thread Rick Harnish
Vendors, Please be careful when responding to posts. Feel free to contact the original poster offlist if you would like to promote your products. General response to questions are ok, but be wary that it doesn’t turn into an advertisement of your products. I know it is a fine line and I def

Re: [WISPA] Alternative to Meraki mesh??

2007-10-25 Thread Anthony Lemons
John, Trust? I don't trust anyone. :) I'm just not to keen on the idea of building out a network using their (Meraki) equipment without having full control over the customer. You have to use their backend Dashboard and they do the billing. The small form factor of their boxes is cool and it a

Re: [WISPA] Alternative to Meraki mesh??

2007-10-25 Thread John Valenti
Anthony, The CUWIN project has their mesh software running on Meraki: http://www.cuwin.net/pr/2006/meraki (but this is a year old and I haven't heard much about it since...) CUWIN is the Champaign / Urbana Illinois community wireless group (started at UIUC I think). What's wrong with Mer

RE: [WISPA] Alternative to Meraki mesh??

2007-10-25 Thread Harold Bledsoe
Yes, and our system is built off of a customized version of this software. Harold Bledsoe Deliberant LLC 800.742.9865 x205 (office) 404.693.0660 (cell) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.deliberant.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jory Priv

RE: [WISPA] Alternative to Meraki mesh??

2007-10-25 Thread Harold Bledsoe
Hi Anthony: We offer a 2-radio and 3-radio mesh product based on a proprietary L2 mesh. It takes into account wireless datarates, node loads, position, etc. and was built specifically for wireless mesh networks. There are many advantages of L2 meshes over L3 meshes. Our mesh products also offer

Re: [WISPA] Alternative to Meraki mesh??

2007-10-25 Thread Jeromie Reeves
Tony, Does your product allow multi SSID's and routed wds links? Do you have or plan to have a out door omni unit? The optional poe protection is nice looking. Jeromie On 10/25/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anthony > > Our complete RWR HPG product line has Mesh based on OLSRd

Re: [WISPA] Alternative to Meraki mesh??

2007-10-25 Thread Tim Kerns
OLSR allows you to have multiple paths (tcp/IP) to your Internet gateway, a true mesh system not only allows multiple paths, but will also seek out different wireless connections to different SSID's to find the shortest path to the Internet gateway. In the case of OLSR (of the systems I've seen

[WISPA] Ubiquiti PS2 -- > StarOS v3

2007-10-25 Thread Mark Nash
I have heard that this unit does not run StarOS v3. Can anyone confirm or disprove this? Mark Nash UnwiredOnline.Net 350 Holly Street Junction City, OR 97448 http://www.uwol.net 541-998- 541-998-5599 fax ** Jo

RE: [WISPA] Alternative to Meraki mesh??

2007-10-25 Thread tonylist
Anthony Our complete RWR HPG product line has Mesh based on OLSRd (http://www.olsr.org/). http://www.demarctech.com/products/reliawave-rwr/index.html http://www.demarctech.com/about-us/demarc-rwr-press.pdf There is a GUI for olsrd which will run under Linux or Windows: http://www.olsr.org/index.

Re: [WISPA] Alternative to Meraki mesh??

2007-10-25 Thread Jory Privett
Doesn't WiliBox have something like this also?? Jory Privett WCCS - Original Message - From: "Tim Kerns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 10:21 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Alternative to Meraki mesh?? I understand that Ruckus is going to rele

Re: [WISPA] Alternative to Meraki mesh??

2007-10-25 Thread Tim Kerns
I understand that Ruckus is going to release a mesh system. I have not heard when, but I believed it to be soon. Tim - Original Message - From: "Jeromie Reeves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 8:09 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Alternative

Re: [WISPA] Alternative to Meraki mesh??

2007-10-25 Thread Jeromie Reeves
You can dump their software and build your own. I have not seen anything else quite like them but would also like to know what else exists. On 10/25/07, Anthony Lemons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone know if there is an equipment line along the lines of what > Meraki is selling? I've been che

[WISPA] Alternative to Meraki mesh??

2007-10-25 Thread Anthony Lemons
Anyone know if there is an equipment line along the lines of what Meraki is selling? I've been checking out Meraki and like the low cost, self install, mesh technology, etc. but I do not like that you will be depending on their backend (Dashboard) software. Are there any other companies offeri

Re: [WISPA] FWD: NYS AG Cuomo settles with VZ Wirelss on "unlimited"data

2007-10-25 Thread Mike Hammett
Wow, big fine for someone with a market capitalization of almost $130B. If I only got fined $0.47, I wouldn't be too deterred from doing it again (same ratio of Verizon applied to the average person's income). - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Or