Hi Bryan. On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 3:40 PM, Bryan Berry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Rafael wrote: > > >btw what type of acces points would you recommend, i'd use Linksys > > >but maybe another types would be better, are there specific references > >or > >brands that would be better in your point of view ? > > >or there are not strong feelings about one kind or another?. > > Linksys are not recommended unless you load OpenWRT on them. Some "WDS" > problem which I don't quite understand. > I was thinking in re-flashing those to OpenWRT, but i dont think it is worth the try taking into count Michail's and your suggestions. > > Here is what Michail Bletsas wrote when I asked him the same question: > > "The problem is mostly obvious on consumer APs with Broadcom radios (the > Linksys WRT54 being the most common) and is not an XO specific problem > anymore. > Any application that generates multicast traffic will trigger storms in > environments where many such access points are deployed in the vicinity of > each other. > Most enterprise Access Points will work just fine because they allow for > fine control of WDS. > Since we assume a limited budget here, I will stick to consumer and > prosumer grade gear. > A good starting point should be the DLINK DWL-2100AP which uses an Atheros > Chipset. " > > > Our Networking guy Dev intends to use a 12 dbi omni-directional antenna > from Deliberant Networks.We are using a Deliberant DLB-2701 as the > access point. It costs roughly 100 euro and has a range of 12 km in > ideal conditions. It operates in the 802.11 b/g wifi range. > > There are more details on our pilot project page > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Bashuki_Journal and Bishwamitra_Journal > > You can reach Dev at devm at nepalwireless dot net for more precise > questions and he also reads this list. > > hope this helps > Sure it does thanks Bryan :). > > Bryan > Kathmandu > > -- Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero One Laptop Per Child [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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