Cisco AP-352's go for around $600 or so, and are a good selection if you want a 100mw AP with good features, and easy to configure.
Orinoco AP-500, Ap-1000, etc.. are similar to the Cisco AP's and start at $455 and go up, also easy to configure. The Linux AP's can be more difficult if you are not a linux person, but if you are, they can be a hackers paradise.. Fully assembled and setup Linux AP's start at around $350 or so.. The WAP-11 is okay if all you want to do is have a wireless AP to connect your laptop to your home DSL or something of that nature, but as soon as you stray from this.. It has several downfalls: low power (30mW vs 100mW for Cisco), flakey hardware (reboots, etc. not uncommon), poor management, no support for POE (Cisco is POE by default, as are many Linux APs), bad sensitivity (cannot hear things that others can)... ----- Original Message ----- From: "michael shiloh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 6:13 PM Subject: Re: [BAWUG] introduction, wap11: recommend for or against? > i'm all for supporting linux, but i'm fairly new to this. > i'll look at these websites and learn. would you be able > to tell me how much i'd pay for say the bottom range of > the Teletronics/Cisco or Orinoco units? and what would > be a representative model number here? > > thanks, > michael > > > On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Moebius wrote: > > > Lets face it, the WAP11 is basically a el cheapo barely functional AP.. It > > you intend to do anything interesting, forget about it.. it's not worth the > > hastle. Try one of the cool linux AP's like the Teletronics boxes, or invest > > in Cisco or Orinoco.. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 4:16 PM > > Subject: Re: [BAWUG] introduction, wap11: recommend for or against? > > > > > > > unfortunately, u have to be REALLY patient. > > > > > > I still haven't been able to get my WAP11 (1.x) to work with my Orinoco > > > with WEP enabled. > > > (even when it's off, it's flaky at best). > > > > > > I'll probably just get an Orinoco AP. > > > > > > G. > > > > > > mihai wrote: > > > > > > > You'll likely get the new V 2.2 Wap 11, which is Different from the > > > > 1.0/1.1 version discussed here. > > > > For one thing, it no longer supports SNMP and USB. > > > > It does have a web-based configuration, which is quite OS agnostic. > > > > On the down side, the new firmware is rather flaky; the older one was > > > > quite mature by now. > > > > They do work somewhat, but you have to be quite patient. > > > > > > > > Mihai > > > > > > > > -- > > > > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > > > > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > > > -- > > > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > > > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > -- > > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > -- > > -- > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
