On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, Gene wrote: > I guess it depends on the voltage too.
yeah at .0302 ohm per foot 24awg 3ohms per hundred feet... you're talking about a ~5volt drop so you put in 12 and get 7... > But if I remember my KCL/KVL and Ohm's Laws, what if you use the 4 > unused lines in a standard PoE as the positive voltage rail and the > shielding (assuming this is a shielded cat5) as the ground) to help > reduce equivalent line resistance? > Aka "four heads...err...lines are better than one" idea. > > > G. > > Joel Jaeggli wrote: > > we do 100 meters on the cisco 48volt poe gear... > > > > joelja > > > > On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, Jon from Nova Wireless wrote: > > > > > >>PoE and wet11's are good friends... > >>anyone got what they feel would be a distance record on their PoE rig? > >>about 40' is my pathetic record w/ a wap11 2.2. > >>I've gone 55' w/ no problem on a wet11 and the wap11 1.1's draw less power > >>than the 2.2's as well. > >>anyone else got experience on homebrew PoE stuff we haven't (or have) seen > >>before? > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Gene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 12:20 PM > >>Subject: Re: [BAWUG] connecting 2 linksys WAP11 - which antenna > >> > >> > >> > >>>WHAT!? BUYING a pre-made PoE!? That's....that's....so un-DIY. :p > >>>Besides, if you were to make your own (say with a 12-15V or a 6-12V > >>>source, you can always implement your own gel-cell (lead-acid) battery > >>>UPS backup. > >>> > >>>G. > >>> > >>>Michael Skowvron wrote: > >>> > >>>>Jon from Nova Wireless wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>dwl900AP+'s work well as AP's, but I've had real trouble with them as > >>>>>clients. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>That's interesting and not surprising. I've tried various APs (SMC, > >>>>DLink, Netgear, Linksys) in "client" mode and couldn't get any of them > >>>>to work reliably. > >>>> > >>>>I was assuming that when bamg7777 said that he wanted to connect 2 > >>>>houses, that he was going to use point-to-point bridging mode, not > >>>>AP/Client mode. Point-to-point bridging mode, in my experience, is > >>>>vastly more stable and reliable than AP/Client mode. > >>>> > >>>>If AP/Client mode is required and you have to minimize your expense or > >>>>channel usage, I would consider the Linksys WET11 as the client instead > >>>>of the WAP11. > >>>> > >>>>On the topic of power of ethernet for these devices, the D-Link PoE > >>>>product works well for the Linksys gear, too. > >>>> > >>>>Michael > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>the best "po' mans wifi" I've seen across any distance consisted of > >>>>>DWL900AP+ as AP and wap11 2.2 or 2.6 as clientAP's connecting clients > >> > >>or > >> > >>>>>redistributing through additional front side AP's. > >>>>>Low latency even on slightly marginal links. > >>>>>good reassociation after fade/head-end reboot functionality (really > >>>>>important to start off wisp). > >>>>>in all honesty the wap11 1.1's with 1_4j_1 firmware connected to > >>>>>DWL900AP+ > >>>>>headend works amazing. > >>>>>I have required really low "customer intervention" since I > >>>>>standardized my > >>>>>environment to the above components only. > >>>>>I know it sounds strange, but my orinoco silver card caused more > >>>>>trouble to > >>>>>my linksys environment than you would believe. I would monitor my > >>>>>network > >>>>>all day from work and no trouble. it was only when I would get home at > >>>>>night that things would flake out and get weird. I doubt this is a > >> > >>flaw > >> > >>>>>with orinoco or linksys really, more of an interoperation thing that > >>>>>noone > >>>>>really bothers to repair. either way: once I got rid of that card all > >>>>>things converged and things are working great. at least until the > >> > >>leaves > >> > >>>>>come back on the trees. :) > >>>>> > >>>>>anbody know a source for cheap wap11 ver1.1's? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>From: "Michael Skowvron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>To: "bamg7777" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 10:37 AM > >>>>>Subject: Re: [BAWUG] connecting 2 linksys WAP11 - which antenna > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>A lot of people seem to recommend grids and yagis, but I really like > >> > >>the > >> > >>>>>>performance that I've been getting with panel antennas. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>http://www.winningimages.com/cat-net/wireless.html#panel > >>>>>> > >>>>>>If the path is line-of-sight with no obstructions, you should be able > >> > >>to > >> > >>>>>>have a solid link even with the small 5" panel. The 13 would give you > >> > >>a > >> > >>>>>>lot more fade margin, but it's probably not necessary. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Do you already have the WAP's? I have to agree with everyone else > >>>>>>because I've got experience with them. Try to avoid them. Currently, > >> > >>the > >> > >>>>>>D-Link 900AP+ seems to have very stable firmware and I would recommend > >>>>>>them if you want to build something that doesn't flake out on you. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Michael > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>bamg7777 wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>I am attempting to connect 2 houses that are about 2000 feet apart. > >>>>>>>Maybe 2500. I am going to put a WAP11 at each site. It is the > >> > >>802.11b > >> > >>>>>>>version. > >>>>>>>Which antenna would you suggest? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>-- > >>>>>>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 > -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Jaeggli Academic User Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PGP Key Fingerprint: 1DE9 8FCA 51FB 4195 B42A 9C32 A30D 121E -- In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of the scoundrel. 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