Also make sure you don't try doing this through the window as certain types of windows block the signal.
I noticed that placing the antenna right at my windows causes all the signal to get lost. Moving back a couple of feet it gets better. -Stefan http://www.hartwellroad.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Bellew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brian Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 08:36 Subject: Re: [BAWUG] Wap11 range problem (LOS obstructions & fresnel zone) > The ROR units are a great choice as they have the Karlnet software which is > diff to hack and is far more robust than any regular solution like the > SmartBridges 802.11b stuff. The ROR units work at 2.4ghz but are not > 802.11b compliant. > > > Best regards > > Peter Bellew, CEO > Visitor Based Networks > Kerry Technology Park, Tralee. > Co. Kerry. Ireland > Tel: +353-66-7190089 > http://www.vbnets.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 12:53 PM > Subject: Re: [BAWUG] Wap11 range problem (LOS obstructions & fresnel zone) > > > > This is just my personal experience, and pretty limited experience at > that. > > > > I have attempted 2 wireless bridge connections with 2 sets of WAP11's, > one > > link was 10 miles and the other was 3 blocks. Neither link worked at all > > with the 2.6 WAP11's. In my personal opinion they are garbage. Both > links > > "worked" with the 2.2's. but they were slow, as in about 20KB/s slow. > > > > I did get both links to work. On the 10 mile link I used a SmartBridges > > AirPoint PRO Outdoor and an AirBridge Outdoor. The combo works perfectly > at > > a cost of about $650 for equipment. The speed is also excellent and > varies > > between 450-550KB/s. The only problem is the SmartBridge equipment > appears > > to be in very high demand because it is hard to find anyone with them in > > stock. > > > > The 3 block link I used Hyperlink Technologies H-ROR's and they also work > > very very well and support a ton of excellent routing options. The speed > > wasn't as good as the SmartBridge stuff, but it was still decent > (350KB/s). > > Hyperlink has these in stock pretty much all the time, but they run about > > $900 for the pair. > > > > Again, this is just my personal experience. I have seen the stories with > > WAP11's going 20 miles, but in my experience with both the 2.2's and the > > 2.6's it just doesn't work very well and all it did was add $180 to the > cost > > of both my projects. At least the WAP11's stack nicely on top of each > other > > so they don't take up that much room in my office. > > > > Brian Taylor > > Technology Coordinator > > Waconda USD #272 785-781-4328 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 4:05 PM > > Subject: [BAWUG] Wap11 range problem (LOS obstructions & fresnel zone) > > > > > > > Hi. I just entered working in a new company and they have asked me to > set > > > up a wireless link between two points, 800 mts away from each other > (about > > > 2400 fts). > > > > > > We have 2 wap11 version 2.6, 1 VAGI 16 dbi antenna and 1 12 dbi > > > pacwireless omni antenna with pigtails. They're all from > www.fab-corp.com. > > > > > > I'm new in this wlan world. All this equipment was bougth by the last > > > engineer who left the company a few days ago. I've made some tests but > > > they haven't worked at all..They work perfect indoors and even > > > interoperate with other Planet wap1960 AP we have. We tried to make them > > > work in a 500 mts (1500 fts) link from the window of a 4 stories > building > > > and the roof of a 13 stories building. The antenna says it has "3 dg > > > electrical down tilt". > > > > > > My questions are: > > > > > > I'm not sure why it does not work. i live in Cali, Colombia and we don't > > > have too many 2.4 ghz, microwave devices or simmilar in this area.I see > > > some trees a about 40 mts from one point. I read that about 60% of the > > > first Fresnel zone should be without obstructions to have a link. Is > there > > > a way to easily calculate the width of this fresnel zone ? I'm about to > > > perform other tests in other environment so i would like to know how to > > > know the maximum distance an obstruction could be from the LOS. > > > > > > I 've read almost all the posts in this lists about wap11. Many people > say > > > they're very bad in long ranges. But why there are some guys with 8000 > mts > > > and even 26 miles (in maui) with wap11 and no big problems ? I see that > > > the most of the "bad" posts are from 2001 and 2002 when there wasn't > > > version 2.2 nor 2.6 yet. I tried only ap and ap-client modes. What's the > > > exact difference between a link this way and a bridge link ? (besides > > > having the ap<->ap-client mode with cappablity for accepting other > > > wireless clients). > > > > > > Unfortunately we can't return them. It's southamerica and the shipping > is > > > about twice the price. I need to make them work. > > > > > > I'm really new in this. I would appreciate any help, suggestion, and > > > comments about this problem. > > > > > > P.S.: The VAGI antennas (from pacwireless) say they have vertical and > > > horizontal polarization depending on the way you grab it. The omni > antenna > > > say something like that. What is it ? thanks for any info. > > > > > > Julian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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
