Re: [WISPA] Mikrotik FCC

2009-05-13 Thread reader
wow, this argument AGAIN? Let's look at this closely...UBNT certified the XR3 - 3.7 as a standalone module, and the FCC accepts their certification NO MATTER WHAT OS OR DRIVERS CONTROL IT because it has been proven to not radiate outside of the designated frequencies.I hold the license

Re: [WISPA] Mikrotik FCC

2009-05-13 Thread reader
Nonsense, Matt. Read the grant yourself. The grant is MODULAR certification, meaning you can use the module in any way you choose, so long as you lable the device as containing blah blah and comply with the antenna rules. This is very explicitly true. I believe that UBNT has written

Re: [WISPA] Mikrotik OSPF question

2009-05-13 Thread Gino Villarini
Yes both listed, Under neighboors The problematic router has State: ExStart Adjency: (blank) I would add that it has many state changes (2988) vs the working router that has 5 Gino A. Villarini g...@aeronetpr.com Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145

Re: [WISPA] Mikrotik FCC

2009-05-13 Thread Brian Webster
Mark, But those rules are under Part 90 and not Part 15. Two different sets of rules as I recall. The 3.65 band is FCC Part 90 and the unlicensed bands are not. Thank You, Brian Webster -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]on

[WISPA] Karlnet conversion

2009-05-13 Thread Steve Nedolast
We are wanting to convert a 3 sector Karlnet tower over to a MT based station. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to convert it with the least amount of downtime for my customers. Thanks, Steve Nedolast

[WISPA] Hold harmless contract

2009-05-13 Thread Joe Miller
Does anyone here have a Hold Harmless Contract for a water tower or even a tower in general? The owners of the water tower wants a hold harmless contract in case something happens to the climber while on their property. I would appreciate any help with this.

Re: [WISPA] Karlnet conversion

2009-05-13 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Build a new network right over the top of the old one. Then move customers one at a time. When they are all moved (maybe one sector at a time?), take down the old gear. marlon - Original Message - From: Steve Nedolast sy...@willard-oh.com To: wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, May

Re: [WISPA] Hidden Node symptoms, and best practice with RTS/CTS solution?

2009-05-13 Thread rabbtux rabbtux
MT equipment, Old Prisim radios, 2 sectors bridged at ap, entire network is routed and bandwidth control on all served customers. Sometimes the site gets congested and customers indicate that performance gets slow. approx 60-65 customers between the two sectors. On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 9:12 AM,

[WISPA] ARRA Update?

2009-05-13 Thread Mike Hammett
Are there any updates to the broadband grants in the ARRA? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/

[WISPA] Interesting articles

2009-05-13 Thread Mike Hammett
http://broadbandcensus.com/2009/05/21st-spectrum-policy-should-include-map-experts-say/ http://broadbandcensus.com/2009/05/internet-providers-consumer-advocates-optimistic-on-internet-regulatory-outlook/

Re: [WISPA] Karlnet conversion

2009-05-13 Thread Larry Yunker
The answer depends on a number of factors: Are you planning on running MT in 802.11b mode or in NStreme? If you plan to run NStreme, you will need to change out all of your Turbocell client radios and replace with MT clients. If you plan to run 802.11b, you should be able to reuse many if not

Re: [WISPA] Mikrotik FCC

2009-05-13 Thread Randy Cosby
Let me muddy the waters a bit more with an interesting thread: http://ubnt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8556highlight=fcc "WTH" seems to be pretty knowledgeable and quotes chapter and verse to back himself up. His arguments are largely based on the "professional installation" rules in part-15.

Re: [WISPA] Hidden Node symptoms, and best practice with RTS/CTS solution?

2009-05-13 Thread Matt
In the old days of using Breezecom Pro.11 gear tweaking RTS helped heaps. Generally setting RTS on the AP to 1600 and on the SM's at about 50 was the trick. YMMV. Matt On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Jack Unger jun...@ask-wi.com wrote: Don't assume that a hidden-node problem is the

[WISPA] NetEqualizer

2009-05-13 Thread NGL
What is the general opinion of the NetEqualizer NE2000? Pros Cons What manufacture do you prefer? Thanx NGL If you can read this Thank A Teacher. And if it's in English Thank A Soldier! WISPA Wants You! Join today!

Re: [WISPA] Hidden Node symptoms, and best practice with RTS/CTS solution?

2009-05-13 Thread Jack Unger
Yes but experiment with different thresholds on the SM's starting with 500 bytes instead of 50. jack Matt wrote: In the old days of using Breezecom Pro.11 gear tweaking RTS helped heaps. Generally setting RTS on the AP to 1600 and on the SM's at about 50 was the trick. YMMV. Matt

[WISPA] weHAVEbroadband.com

2009-05-13 Thread Matt Larsen - Lists
I got tired of seeing this weneedbroadband.com website coming up over and over on Twitter and in press releases, especially since so many of the places on their map already have access to WISPs. So I registered http://www.wehavebroadband.com/ and pointed it to the WISP Directory. Tell your

Re: [WISPA] Hidden Node symptoms, and best practice with RTS/CTS solution?

2009-05-13 Thread D. Ryan Spott
OK.. first off, I have to know where rabbtux rabbtux comes from.. I have wondered that for years. :) And on this page I try and explain RTS/CTS thresholds and how I changed mine to improve my customers experience: http://tranzeofaq.com/RTS-CTS.html I hope this helps, feedback is appreciated.

Re: [WISPA] weHAVEbroadband.com

2009-05-13 Thread Ron Harden
That was really clever Matt! Way to think out of the box! Ron -Original Message- From: Matt Larsen - Lists [mailto:li...@manageisp.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 2:19 PM To: WISPA General List; w...@part-15.org; Motorola Canopy User Group Subject: [WISPA] weHAVEbroadband.com I

[WISPA] suggestions on lower end PC appliances?

2009-05-13 Thread Rogelio
I'm looking for some sort of small *nix friendly appliance that I can put at the edge of certain wireless mesh networks. That way, I can integrate some open source monitoring tools there and test bandwidth / connectivity. Nothing fancy, just maybe the likes of iperf or Nagios ncsa that can

Re: [WISPA] suggestions on lower end PC appliances?

2009-05-13 Thread David E. Smith
Rogelio wrote: I've heard good things about the Soekris boards, particularly from guys in the BSD community. The problem is time and finances. I'm not sure that this is the best sort of solution, given those constraints. But it's one option. The Soekris boards are basically low-end PCs,

Re: [WISPA] weHAVEbroadband.com

2009-05-13 Thread Adam Kennedy
I just tw[i|a|ee]ted about it. Hopefully that site can gain some popularity. On 5/13/09 2:19 PM, Matt Larsen - Lists li...@manageisp.com wrote: I got tired of seeing this weneedbroadband.com website coming up over and over on Twitter and in press releases, especially since so many of the

Re: [WISPA] suggestions on lower end PC appliances?

2009-05-13 Thread Charles Wyble
David E. Smith wrote: Rogelio wrote: I've heard good things about the Soekris boards, particularly from guys in the BSD community. The problem is time and finances. I'm not sure that this is the best sort of solution, given those constraints. But it's one option. The Soekris

Re: [WISPA] One connection bandwidth=x / 2 commections bandwidth=2xwhy?

2009-05-13 Thread Jeff Broadwick
There isn't any great single solution. I ran this past our engineers One size does not fit all... If I had a choice most of the time I would say tcpspray. But it's not really a very user friendly application. It requires a client and server(the routers can act as a server or client) to test

Re: [WISPA] suggestions on lower end PC appliances?

2009-05-13 Thread Tom Sharples
We use the x86 embedded Alix boards from PC Engines - they have shown outstanding performance and reliability in the field. The first couple of pages of http://www.qorvus.com/downloads/QNODEJr_OWNERS_DOCUMENTATION.pdf show photos of the Alix board with modular radios and the outdoor cabinet we

Re: [WISPA] Interesting articles

2009-05-13 Thread Tom DeReggi
Let me add that broadbandcensus has been following the legilsation and proceeding from day 1 (mid January) with daily updates. It has by far been the best coverage overall. Drew has done a wonderful job. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original

Re: [WISPA] Noise by me on a tower

2009-05-13 Thread RickG
I've got my beads! Should I put them on both end of the cable? -RickG On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Marlon K. Schafer o...@odessaoffice.com wrote: Yeah, the beads are amazing!  We're starting to use them on almost all tower installs. Supposed to help with lightning too.  Though we've not

Re: [WISPA] Noise by me on a tower

2009-05-13 Thread eje
Yes and on the data side on the poe as well. A total of 3 beads. /Eje CTO WISP-Router, Inc. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: RickG rgunder...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 22:42:22 To: WISPA General Listwireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Noise by me