The question is, is a certified motherboard used with a certified add-on wireless card running Linux different than one running Windows? Does a home PC lose certification once the OS changes? Part 15 offers no mention of certifying software, only hardware. Microsoft Windows is no more certified than OS X or Linux. Its not even considered. A motherboard tested has nothing attached but a typical electrical load to test emissions. Its all described in the P15.
Truly, the FCC has final opinion but I think there would be a lot more than WISPs affected by this if software became an issue. Also, I have seen many wireless drivers which ask what certification domain upon installation also. Nowhere have I heard new drivers require recertification on a PC. This all would stifle innovation on a large scale. We're talking about Mikrotik but this affects all OS in general. Granted it is NOT legal to use RB hardware anywhere in the US, but we should concentrate on RB's being certified as Class B PC motherboards (they do run other forms of Linux). Then Ubiquiti simply needs to sell us certified add-on cards, pigtails and antennas to put into our PC motherboards. If you look at a MT system before you add the software, its a PC that can certified using DoC assembly and software becomes a non-issue under existing FCC law. The only intentional radiator, can be certified by itself, like any other brand of PCI or miniPCI add-on card, provided Ubiquiti is willing to call their cards peripherals like Linksys and D-link already do. -----Original Message----- From: Dawn DiPietro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 8:57 AM To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble All, I have come to the conclusion that there are some on this list that think FCC certification is up for debate. There may be a need for clarification in some cases but like it or not the FCC has the final say in what can and cannot be certified. Regards, Dawn DiPietro -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
