Re: [WISPA] Nifty Outdoor Switch..

2009-04-28 Thread Brad Belton
Yes, I see that. It is a neat product, but not of much use for our needs. First, because it only has five ports. Second, because it's a switch and we prefer to route. Gino and I were just day dreaming of a more esoteric multi-port DC Injector on steroids. Not really holding my breath that we'll

Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-28 Thread Scottie Arnett
Unfortunately there is a way around this...Make all broadband providers provide 477 data themselves and not use 3rd parties, and check it(sure like they did computer inquires I, II, and II)...bet that will never happen. I agree with Brian, under some circumstances. I know big business and much

Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-28 Thread Brian Webster
Amen Rick I've always maintained the thought that the 350 Million was another back door political payback to the Telco and cable companies via Connected Nation. With the fact that this funding gets put out there and then the data never really becomes available because of the NDA's signed, it j

Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-28 Thread Rick Harnish
Chris, It is my understanding that this bill was specifically written for Connected Nation. In a conversation today in Indianapolis I was told that if you divide $350 million by 50 states you get $7,000,000 per state. This is approximately 80% of the $9,000,000 contract they recently signed wit

[WISPA] hyperlink L bracket replacement

2009-04-28 Thread Kurt Fankhauser
Does anyone make or know of an L bracket that will replace the standard one that Hyperlink antennas ship with? I don't like how theirs are just painted silver and rust quickly so I guess I am looking for ones that are Stainless or Galvanized. -- Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44

Re: [WISPA] 802.11 a, b, g "booster"

2009-04-28 Thread os10rules
Agreed. For a freebie router that's just to give a customer wireless it's not worth the bother. But if you have to do WDS on the customer side or if the user is a special client/family/friend and you are trying to do something a little different or special the other firmwares sometimes offe

Re: [WISPA] 802.11 a, b, g "booster"

2009-04-28 Thread Steve Barnes
Maybe I am just missing something here but why in the world would you want to buy a bunch of SOHO routers and re-flash them to another OS? I have seen this thread before on here and didn't have time to ask the reason. I have no time to mess with taking every unit out of a box and flash and test

Re: [WISPA] 802.11 a, b, g "booster"

2009-04-28 Thread Matt
>> Buffalo gear was very hard to find in the US for the last few years, >> due to the legal action against them. I see that was changed in >> December, and you can buy Buffalo wifi gear again. > > Anything new on the lawsuit? Answer my own question. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/101510,csiro-pate

Re: [WISPA] Nifty Outdoor Switch..

2009-04-28 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
It's an oudoor unit Brad. You don't even need an electrical box on the "tower" for this unit. marlon - Original Message - From: "Brad Belton" To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 9:25 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Nifty Outdoor Switch.. > This is an interesting product

Re: [WISPA] 802.11 a, b, g "booster"

2009-04-28 Thread Matt
> Buffalo gear was very hard to find in the US for the last few years, > due to the legal action against them. I see that was changed in > December, and you can buy Buffalo wifi gear again. Anything new on the lawsuit? Matt ---

Re: [WISPA] 802.11 a, b, g "booster"

2009-04-28 Thread John Valenti
Buffalo gear was very hard to find in the US for the last few years, due to the legal action against them. I see that was changed in December, and you can buy Buffalo wifi gear again. Has anyone used the WHR-G300N? That one is draft N, plus you can load dd-wrt on it (I think that is unusual

[WISPA] City Tower Shelter Agreement

2009-04-28 Thread Steve Smith
Does anyone happen to have an agreement they are willing to share between an ISP and a city or county for access to a tower shelter. All I need is access to a couple of electrical outlets in their shelter. WISPA

Re: [WISPA] 802.11 a, b, g "booster"

2009-04-28 Thread os10rules
It doesn't appear the DIR-655 supports tftp firmware flashing. Too bad, that might have been a way to revert to the older firmware. Another reason to say with the more open source Linux based boxes. Greg On Apr 28, 2009, at 12:02 PM, Dylan Oliver wrote: I helped a friend with a D-Link DIR-6

Re: [WISPA] 802.11 a, b, g "booster"

2009-04-28 Thread Dylan Oliver
I helped a friend with a D-Link DIR-655 yesterday and was shocked/disgusted to find that although it HAD supported bridge mode in firmware 1.05, this feature was removed in 1.10+ and of course it wouldn't accept the older firmware as an upgrade. Must be some way but a $90 router is only worth so mu

Re: [WISPA] 802.11 a, b, g "booster"

2009-04-28 Thread os10rules
I used those WRE54's before they were G and they were horrible (poor range, frequent crashes). Maybe they're better now. Greg On Apr 28, 2009, at 11:17 AM, Matt wrote: Here is the Linksys solution: http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/products/WRE54G Looks like its $100 MSRP... I bet you cou

Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-28 Thread Vickie Edwards
Possibly, but I think it's more likely that the mapping money will go to the states or big academic groups that are doing comprehensive maps over wide geographic areas. Again, it's a wait-and-see sort of thing, since the BTOP guidelines aren't out yet. InLine> vickie edwards, MPA | Grant Specia

Re: [WISPA] 802.11 a, b, g "booster"

2009-04-28 Thread Matt
> Here is the Linksys solution: > http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/products/WRE54G > > Looks like its $100 MSRP... I bet you could purchase them in larger orders > for cheaper to resell though.  But it plugs straight into the outlet... > small form factor.  Not 802.11a though. Will DD-WRT do th

Re: [WISPA] 802.11 a, b, g "booster"

2009-04-28 Thread Josh Luthman
Dlink has been pretty stable for me. I like the GUI most of all as it is emulated online, helps me walk through the person on the phone. They all do take turns sucking the most, I agree, Rick. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 Those w

[WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-28 Thread chris cooper
There is a $350 million mapping component set aside under BTOP. Will this funding be available in smaller chunks to successful grantees to map their expanded networks? Will it be available to all wisps to map their existing networks in an effort to add to the overall national BB map? Chris Co

Re: [WISPA] 802.11 a, b, g "booster"

2009-04-28 Thread os10rules
Personally I prefer the Buffalo WHR-HP-G54. It's more powerful, more sensitive and more stable. I've used a number of them. I normally use the Tomato firmware if I'm using them as APs or WDS APs. In that role they seem to have better performance (throughput) with the Tomato firmware versus

Re: [WISPA] 802.11 a, b, g "booster"

2009-04-28 Thread RickG
I get a kick out of this. It seems that the cheap router manufactures take turns being the worst. Note I say the worst because none are the best - even in their class. So far, the best solution seems to be using dd-wrt on a linksys. -RickG On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 2:15 AM, Blair Davis wrote: > Int

Re: [WISPA] Broadband Stimulus Link

2009-04-28 Thread Vickie Edwards
www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants The rules won't be out for at least two more weeks, I expect them by the end of next month. The only new federal funding guidance out is for Community Connect. InLine> vickie edwards, MPA | Grant Specialist InLine Connections> Solutions Through Technology 600 La