Re: [WISPA] HP/Lenovo Netbook

Ya, never know who is on this list! I'd still have my 1982 IBM PC-1 that I trained on back in my IBM days. It looked just like this --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PC -RickG On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 6:47 PM, David Hulsebus wrote: > I'm sure I still bleed a little blue, but I've used a Thinkpad

Re: [WISPA] StarOS/Valemount

What would you call a high packet count condition? What type of customer should I up sell to higher priced systems? I know P2P will cause a high count, especially if BW is limited and not connections...is VoIP high or low? What else? Chuck Profito 209-988-7388 CV-ACCESS, INC cprof...@cv-access.co

Re: [WISPA] StarOS/Valemount

I have used Star-OS as the foundation of my network for 4 years now.I have little complaint except for the strangeness of the guys in charge, who seem to plot their own course and assume the world will follow them aorund. Performance is good, there is a short vertical learning curve to getti

Re: [WISPA] StarOS/Valemount

From a vendor perspective, Eje is right. StarOS has gone through a lot of weird stages that lead to alienation of their vendors, and ended up settling on a situation where it has a limited number of vendors. From an operators perspective, the software is fantastic. The wireless drivers

Re: [WISPA] Terabridge 5845

Hey Joel, Just sent you a manual off list. Enjoy. These are good radios and perform as advertised. Best, Brad -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Joel White Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 9:11 PM To: wireless@wispa.org

[WISPA] Terabridge 5845

Does anyone have a manual or configuration information for one of these links? I have one that we need to setup, but have 0 documentation on it. Thanks, Joel NexGenAccess Inc. www.nexgenaccess.com 740-513-4122 NexGenAccess Inc. ---

Re: [WISPA] propane generators?

You can get an adapter that will convert your natural gas generator to propane. So, get natural gas but keep some propane tanks around with the adapter if necessary. We run natural gas and have never had a problem in 7 years. On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 8:43 PM, Mike Hammett wrote: > For emergency s

Re: [WISPA] StarOS/Valemount

Uhm. Is Cisco not a real manufacturer? Don't you have to pay for design work and training classes and that with them or pay for advanced support there? If you want free support then you could look at things like Dlink or Linksys. You have free support there directly from the manufacturer. Last

[WISPA] StarOS/Valemount

Comments/experiences please? This product appears to be a bit more refined than some other solutions and as a real manufacturer there is real support rather than having to pay for it. Plus it appears to be FCC certified with a number of antennas Jerry Richardson VP Operations 925-260-4119 P P

Re: [WISPA] HP/Lenovo Netbook

I think everyone is missing netbook vs. notebook. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -- From: Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 1:00 PM To: "WISPA General List" Subject: [WISPA] HP/Lenovo Netbook > Anyone us

Re: [WISPA] propane generators?

For emergency situations, never rely on someone else to do something in the event that they can't or won't (natural gas service being one). - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -- From: "Zachery Wolfinger" Se

Re: [WISPA] 3.65ghz sector

I thought you were talking antenna, not radio. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -- From: "Travis Johnson" Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 10:43 PM To: ; "Motorola Canopy User Group" ; "WISPA General Lis

Re: [WISPA] Point to point links, NLOS

I'm going to try 2.4GHz in 10 and 5 mhz channels and see how that plays out. Worst case I use them as CPEs in other areas. Thank you for the suggestions! Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned

Re: [WISPA] Point to point links, NLOS

Actually, the inverse. Lower gain, wider beam, assuming all else equal. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -- From: "Josh Luthman" Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 9:23 PM To: "WISPA General List" Subject

Re: [WISPA] Mesh Solutions

ubnt.com :) Jerry Richardson wrote: > What are some sub-$500 solutions for dual radio WiFi Mesh that support > Multi-SSID with VLAN tagging? > > I already know I can do it for around 360/unit with MikroTik, just > wondering if I am overlooking anything. > > Thanks > -- Charles N Wyble cha

[WISPA] Mesh Solutions

What are some sub-$500 solutions for dual radio WiFi Mesh that support Multi-SSID with VLAN tagging? I already know I can do it for around 360/unit with MikroTik, just wondering if I am overlooking anything. Thanks Jerry Richardson VP Operations 925-260-4119 P Please consider the environmen

Re: [WISPA] HP/Lenovo Netbook

Don't! It's something to be proud of! Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. --- Henry Spencer On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Jonathan Schmidt wrote: > Yeah...don't m

Re: [WISPA] HP/Lenovo Netbook

Yeah...don't make me feel bad... -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 6:55 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] HP/Lenovo Netbook They're the bricks to the nerd cave! J

Re: [WISPA] HP/Lenovo Netbook

They're the bricks to the nerd cave! Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. --- Henry Spencer On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Jonathan Schmidt wrote: > Those T42s are r

Re: [WISPA] HP/Lenovo Netbook

Those T42s are real workhorses. I can highly recommend new trackpoint rubber head replacements. A new one doesn't slip on a sweaty finger and costs about a dime on eBay if you buy them in lots of 100 (heck, give the rest away). I've got my 750, 755, two of the butterfly keyboard units - 701s, 24

Re: [WISPA] Mikrotik Question.

Kind of like this: /ip firew mang add action=mark-packet chain=prerouting comment="" disabled=no new-packet-mark=\ desktoppackets passthrough=yes src-mac-address=00:02:B3:8C:18:E4 /que simp add burst-limit=0/0 burst-threshold=0/0 burst-time=0s/0s comment="" direction=both \ disabled=no

Re: [WISPA] HP/Lenovo Netbook

I'm sure I still bleed a little blue, but I've used a Thinkpad - now Lenovo since 1993. I'd still have the 486 based 700 series, but IBM wanted it back when I left. I've had five laptops and haven't bought a new one because of breakage yet - replaced only for performance issues. We still have a

Re: [WISPA] Mikrotik Question.

Yes, by creating a "mangle" rule for the mac address and mark the packets then a queue rule to rate limit by packet mark I believe Mike Goicoechea -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Matt Jenkins Sent: Friday,

[WISPA] Mikrotik Question.

I need to do packet and bandwidth throttling on some users. I hear everyone say that Mikrotik is the answer. However I need something that will be a bridge (not route) and throttle by MAC address only. Can Mikrotik do this? - Matt --

Re: [WISPA] HP/Lenovo Netbook

Yes, and, in London once, I had a dropped Thinkpad fixed there in a day. Super service in many parts of the world...important for travelers. . . . j o n a t h a n -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Friday

Re: [WISPA] HP/Lenovo Netbook

Note that Thinkpad supports their laptops (great stuff!), Lenovo supports their own. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. --- Henry Spencer On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 3:45

Re: [WISPA] HP/Lenovo Netbook

After seven years, we've got nothing but Thinkpads now. A Dell overheated constantly and frequently shutdown. The Toshiba lost a drive, a power supply, and keycaps. Two HPs (new within the past year) have screen defects...stripes. The Thinkpads just keep on truckin' except for one that dropped.

Re: [WISPA] HP/Lenovo Netbook

I have a Computer Store as well as RC-WiFi. The only notebooks I sell as a rule is Lenovo. Have sold probably 50 last year and did not have a single one return for hardware issues. For business they are rock solid. Not big fan of the low end models. Prefer the $700 and up systems. We also

Re: [WISPA] HP/Lenovo Netbook

I have seen several HP laptops - nothing really good or bad about them, they're just out there. I am a die hard fan of Thinkpad, Thinkpads for me. Thinkpad moved their manufacturing half to Lenovo. I just bought our new employee a $500 Lenovo from Systemax/Infotel and I'm quite impressed. Ther

[WISPA] HP/Lenovo Netbook

Anyone using one of these? Would love to hear pros and cons Tnx Bob Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ --

Re: [WISPA] propane generators?

Honestly when we got our gas generators it was the only thing we could find (and we drove an hour and a half each way to get them). I just came up with the gas supply thing when Zachery brought up the fact propane/natural gas gets shut off =) They worked SO WELL the first week. We filled them wi

[WISPA] For your consideration

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Re: [WISPA] propane generators?

That's a good thing to keep in mind. Also if you're in an earthquake prone area, gas lines can rupture at the same time underground substation feeders are cut. You're not completely protected from the fire department if you've got diesel generators, though. Take The Planet's multi-day outage la

Re: [WISPA] propane generators?

We bought gas generators. Portable, briggs engines, gas can be found any where any time. Two circuits on them - manual says 42 amps total but we don't even come close. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 Those who don't understand UNIX

Re: [WISPA] propane generators?

The yamaha has a remote start ability via an add-on. ryan Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 wrote: > I thought about that. Not having one already (other than portable gas > units) I was

Re: [WISPA] propane generators?

One thing to consider with natural gas generators for NOCs is that in an emergency, it's not unheard of for the city/fire department to cut both electric and gas. We ran into CLECS that had this happen to them when I was spec'ing out a new CO for a telco I used to work for. Thank you, Zak Wolfing

[WISPA] Alvarion Promotion on 3.65 Micro?

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Re: [WISPA] propane generators?

I'd spend the generator budget on more batteries and panels. I'd now rather save generators for place where power use is great, and strings of batteries for places where power use is low and access is difficult. On Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 09:59:57AM -0700, Randy Cosby wrote: > Good points. > > I d

Re: [WISPA] propane generators?

We have a customer that has a natural gas connection at his NOC to the gas co. Course, it was great for them to put an natural gas generator. WHen they don't need it, they don't store anything, but when they do, let it run! Think they were on it for about 8 days straight without a hickup.

Re: [WISPA] propane generators?

Be careful if using this in cold climates at a remote site. Most diesels will need a block heater in order to start under a certain temperature, and powering a block heater at a solar site will not be practical. Your odds of automatically starting a propane generator in cold temps are much bett

[WISPA] Fw: [FCC Committee] [WISPA Members] Lobbying Donations, list of vendors donating?

This can't possibly be true can it? Where are our vendors??? big grin Marlon (509) 982-2181 (408) 907-6910 (Vonage)Consulting services 42846865 (icq)WISP Operator since 1999! o...@odessaoffice.com www.odes

Re: [WISPA] propane generators?

Good points. I did find a vendor that does factory-warranted upgrades of yamaha generators to dual or tri-fuel, and they also sell a wired remote-start kit that could be triggered with a relay or dry contact closure. http://www.propane-generators.com Keeping the unit small does have some advan

Re: [WISPA] propane generators?

I thought about that. Not having one already (other than portable gas units) I was really thinking about diesel rather than propane. It'll probably cost more money, but how do you lug a reasonably sized propane tank up the hill when you can't drive to the site etc.? By using heating oil any g

Re: [WISPA] [Motorola II] 3.65ghz sector

...Might as well toss out our bit as well...Aperto's PM3000. We are currently running a heavily discounted one or two base station promotion with CPEs for WISPA that includes comp'ed on site field engineering. Patrick Leary Aperto Networks 813.426.4230 mobile -Original Message- From: wi

Re: [WISPA] [Motorola II] 3.65ghz sector

Redline's AN-100U or AN-100UX. Talk to your Redline Certified partner about a starter kit. If you haven't deployed a RedMAX system previously you qualify for special incentives for a base station, CPE, Element Management System and Training package. Several of the WISPs here on the list have

Re: [WISPA] 3.65ghz sector

Alvarion just released their Micro But you have to define affordable The biggest problem I see with most WISPs inquiring about 3.65 GHz use is they don't want to spend any money on the WiMAX technology that has been developed by the different manufacturers in that frequency band. John Roc