On Sat, 8 Feb 2003, Dave Close wrote:
> >As you know MeshNetworks is not compatible with 802.11b > > Mesh Networks exhibited at the 802.11 Planet conference back in December > and I spoke with their people at length. They use 802.11b so they are > certainly compatible with it. It is true that cards without their features > would not benefit from the mesh, but they would work. Exactly. 802.11b does not include mesh technology. So Mesh Networks is not compatible with 802.11b. So we have proprietary solutions like Mesh Networks and Karlnet that require specific equipment to work within the network. Then you are stuck using all their equipment. > radios within a close distance so that 802.11 operates at its peak speed, > instead of degrading to a lower speed to accommodate a weak signal. Even If they're all close, then why have the mesh? There is always the issue of getting the network wire to a remote AP. But there are other ways to do this with RF (Canopy and Trango for outdoors) without resorting to a proprietary solution. Don't misunderstand me, I'm not against proprietary solutions. I do Cisco LEAP and PEAP installs, but my clients fully understand that they are not using a standard and will need to control all the equipment in the WLAN. Frank -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Pasadena Networks, LLC. http://pasadena.net 626-676-4761
