I have 2 CB3-Plus's. I too feel that the lack of any type of usable interface makes this piece of hardware the most ugly prom queen ever. Nothing to look at and frustrating to deal with but she does "put out". That's the only thing going for it and going forward that won't be enough to keep me a customer. Good for a few cheap dates and that's about it.
I wanted to use them for a long distance shot (5.5miles with minor foliage) with a couple of 24db grid antennas (probably illegal output values). However the lack of software features keeps them relegated to a close proximity solution. Engenius is such an oxymoron in this context. I'd name this line of hardware "The knuckle dragger". If they could ever spend a few bucks on SNMP and useful interface John Chambers would have to take notice. dwd ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Foust" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 6:47 PM Subject: Re: [BAWUG] Engenius/Senao AP/Bridge - any comments? > At 11:15 AM 5/9/2004, DaveC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I'm interested in the Engenius/Senao SL-2611 200mW AP/multi-client/Bridge box. Don't know much about it. Has anyone done a review of this? Personal experiences to share? Where is it available to buy? > > I posted here in early April as I searched for replacements for > Cisco WGB-352 workgroup (8 MAC max) bridges. > > I just gambled on six Senao / Engenius NL-2611 CB3+ Deluxe > from www.bizsyscon.com. > > Official site: > http://www.senao.com/english/product/product_wireless01_outdoor_1.asp?tp1id=02&tp2id=02&proid=000064 > > After only a few hours of study: > > Pro: > > Cheap. Only $740 shipped for six, or $123 each. > > Seemingly high power. Works as a bridge to a Cisco AP-352, > works as a bridge to another Senao in 'point to point' mode. > > One RP-TNC antenna connector, just like Cisco WGB. > > PDF manual isn't bad compared to many. > > Con: > > I want to watch throughput with MRTG, but haven't found any SNMP > (as the 2511 seemed to have) nor are there enough useful values > in the web interface that a little scripting might snarf. All you > get in the web interface is link quality percentage, current > transmission rate, and a table of known MACs on the bridge. > > Wants a cross-over cable to connect to a PC. Plus: It comes > with a 6 foot red snagfree crossover cable. Wish it wanted > straight-through like a WGB-352, or had a cross-or-not switch > like the WET-11. > > The firmware upgrades are somewhat crude: you need to edit the > 'do.bat' file so 'tftp' (not included) knows your IP address. > > I tried upgrading the firmware from 1.8.0 to the 1.9.0 (3/5/2004) > on Senao's site, but I couldn't get it to take, so I don't know > what I'm doing wrong or what might be in the new release. > 'do.bat' sends 'dualmode_sp.bin' 259K, but there's also > 'ap.elf' 438K that's not mentioned in 'do.bat'. > Any tips would be appreciated. > > Tech support / downloads section on Senao's site is minimal, > and the firmware 'readme's - if any - are more brief than that. > Not much on http://www.engeniustech.com/ or Broadband Reports either. > > - John > > _______________________________________________ > BAWUG's general wireless chat mailing list > [unsubscribe] http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless _______________________________________________ BAWUG's general wireless chat mailing list [unsubscribe] http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
