Hey All WiFi Broadband Lovers, I just found a magazine that addresses these issues and is a fun read. Sure it is probably behind us timewise, but still good info on WiFi.
It is called "Wireless Business and Technology" and is on newstands. I got mine at Fryes in Palo Alto. No I don't work for the magazine and to comply with Reg. Full Disclosure laws "I don't own any of the stock..." :-) Quick question: Are subsequent 802.11x protocols downward compatible with 802.11b, a, etc...? Great holidays everyone! Guy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 12:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: wireless digest, Vol 1 #1141 - 6 msgs Send wireless mailing list submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of wireless digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Linksys Wireless-G (Julian Bond) 2. Re: Linksys Wireless-G (Jacques Caron) 3. FW: [BAWUG] Linksys wireless network question (Gordon Arnold) 4. Linksys BEFW11S4 Antenna? (Mitch Mitchell) 5. Re: Linksys BEFW11S4 Antenna? (Jay R. Ashworth) 6. outdoor Bridge/AP design question (Vince Mills) --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 13:12:39 +0000 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Julian Bond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [BAWUG] Linksys Wireless-G Erik Wannebo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Has anyone seen this yet? >http://www.linksys.com/press/press.asp?prid=94&cyear=2002 >http://www.linksys.com/splash/wrt54g_splash.asp How long before we start seeing triple standard a/b/g NICs and APs? I suspect those are the products we really want. Or will g win out and a/b just fade away? (remembering that all g products should interop with b products) -- Julian Bond Email&MSM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Webmaster: http://www.ecademy.com/ Personal WebLog: http://www.voidstar.com/ CV/Resume: http://www.voidstar.com/cv/ M: +44 (0)77 5907 2173 T: +44 (0)192 0412 433 --__--__-- Message: 2 Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 15:29:14 +0100 To: Julian Bond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Jacques Caron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [BAWUG] Linksys Wireless-G Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 14:12 16/12/2002, Julian Bond wrote: >Erik Wannebo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>Has anyone seen this yet? >>http://www.linksys.com/press/press.asp?prid=94&cyear=2002 >>http://www.linksys.com/splash/wrt54g_splash.asp > >How long before we start seeing triple standard a/b/g NICs and APs? I >suspect those are the products we really want. Or will g win out and a/b >just fade away? (remembering that all g products should interop with b >products) Remember that 802.11a operates in the 5 GHz band which is a lot less crowded than the 2.4 GHz one. Not to say that it is open and useable in all countries, though :-( Jacques. -- Jacques Caron, IP Sector Technologies Join the discussion on public WLAN open global roaming: http://lists.ipsector.com/listinfo/openroaming --__--__-- Message: 3 From: "Gordon Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "\"Bryan Deemer\"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FW: [BAWUG] Linksys wireless network question Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 08:36:45 -0800 Bryan, I'd be interested to know what success you find with the BEFW11S4 (WLAN) <----> WET11 <--x--> BEFW11S4 (WAN) configuration. I had the same situation with my neighbor. The remote donor is a BEFW11S4, the client is a WET11, and the local client is a BEFW11S4. For some reason it didn't work to connect the WET11 to the WAN port of the local BEFW11S4. It worked fine connecting the WET11 to a LAN port of the local BEFW11S4, though it (obviously) does not separate the two networks. Gordon --__--__-- Message: 4 From: "Mitch Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 09:22:37 -0800 Subject: [BAWUG] Linksys BEFW11S4 Antenna? Hi, I just purchased a Linksys Wireless router for my home. Everything works great except for one thing: the range of the device. I had a RoamAbout previously that had an external antenna to boost reception, but I can't seem to find anything similar for the Linksys. Does anyone know how I can boost my reception? Is there an antenna that I can purchase? Alternatively, is there some placement that will optimize my performance? I've looked through the manual and the linksys site, but they don't have much info there. Thanks, Mitch --__--__-- Message: 5 Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 13:28:41 -0500 From: "Jay R. Ashworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [BAWUG] Linksys BEFW11S4 Antenna? Organization: Ashworth & Associates, St Pete FL USA On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 09:22:37AM -0800, Mitch Mitchell wrote: > I just purchased a Linksys Wireless router for my home. Everything works > great except for one thing: the range of the device. I had a RoamAbout > previously that had an external antenna to boost reception, but I can't seem > to find anything similar for the Linksys. Does anyone know how I can boost > my reception? Is there an antenna that I can purchase? Alternatively, is > there some placement that will optimize my performance? I've looked through > the manual and the linksys site, but they don't have much info there. Telepathy is great stuff... I *just* got done hunting for these myself. There are a bunch, and (though they might be pricier) CDW carries many of them. The one I was looking at was an 8.5 dbi patch, from Proxim, CDW part number 7024-05. It's about a bill and a half. Search for "antenna" and scroll to the 802.11 section. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Member of the Technical Staff Baylink RFC 2100 The Suncoast Freenet The Things I Think Tampa Bay, Florida http://baylink.pitas.com +1 727 647 1274 "If you don't have a dream; how're you gonna have a dream come true?" -- Captain Sensible, The Damned (from South Pacific's "Happy Talk") --__--__-- Message: 6 Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Vince Mills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 09:24:59 -1000 Subject: [BAWUG] outdoor Bridge/AP design question I'm building a pole-mounted bridge/AP using Matt Peterson's cool outdoor access point enclosure v1 as a model. I plan to use the antennas supplied with the WET11 and BEFW11S4 units, and had a key question: what is the minimum separation I should use between the WET11 and BEFW11S4 antenna sets? Can I mount one set on the bottom of the Pelican 1400 case and the other on the top? Case outside dimensions are 13 3/8" L x 11 5/8" W x 6" D. If anybody has a better idea, please clue me in. Vince --__--__-- -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless End of wireless Digest -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
