It was brought to my attention that I mis-understood several of the list comments regarding RadWin admin functionality, and I'd like to correct my error.
RadWin does infact have a Telnet management console, for command line management also.. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom DeReggi" <wirelessn...@rapiddsl.net> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 3:37 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] RadWin 2000 5.8 >> The RadWin 2000 product is easy to configure but as Josh has pointed out >> you must use a windows computer to configure it. >> I don't feel your comments help anyone and put a shadow over a good >> product. > > I'm sure the RadWin is a real nice product, and that windows only is fine > for many people. But Josh's comment did help some people, such as myself, > so that we can qualify whether the RadWin product is right for us. I would > have been pissed if I ordered a $3k-$5k radio and then learned I couldn't > use it after it arrived, because of GUI requirements. Clearly the > mechanisms > available to configure a radio are relevent. Support for Telnet is just > as > relevent as support for SNMP for example, if a WISP's Network Management > design requires it. > For example in our network, we insist that all critical WAN equipment that > we use supports a command line interface, so it can be managed by our > command line Routers, without disconnecting the radio from the router, or > relying on a free port on the router that would need configured for a > laptop > to be connected to. > > Having a windows only config option does not make a product bad, but it > does > undisputedly limit the market potential of that product, because there are > a > percentage of ISPs that rely on text console management, for many > reasons.. > > Tom DeReggi > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Barnes" <st...@pcswin.com> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 7:54 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] RadWin 2000 5.8 > > >> Josh, you are correct we are not the same person. I live in a world that >> windows is operated on 90% on all business computers. I don't live in a >> world of nirvana that I can use just linux and life is good. Besides if >> I >> was programming an app that I wanted to reach the majority of computers >> why would I program for just linux. I would program for the standard. >> More to the point, my review was not to hack the OS of the computer the >> software needed to be installed on it, it was for the equipment. I don't >> feel your comments help anyone and put a shadow over a good product. >> >> The RadWin 2000 product is easy to configure but as Josh has pointed out >> you must use a windows computer to configure it. >> >> Steve Barnes >> RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Josh Luthman >> Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 5:27 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] RadWin 2000 5.8 >> >>>Software easy to use >> >> Is this the Windows only RadWin stuff still? Not sure how in the world >> you >> could call that thing easy to use, but we are not the same person. >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." >> --- Albert Einstein >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 5:15 PM, Steve Barnes <st...@pcswin.com> wrote: >> >>> Since we are giving recommendations I just had a RadWin 2000 FDX Link >>> put >>> up and with 2- 2ft FDX PacWireless Dishes. The Link is 18.2 miles. -62 >>> both >>> ends. Can push 42 Mbps FDX using TCP Bandwidth test on Mtiks on both >>> ends. >>> Link extremely stable <$4000. Software easy to use. Radios so easy to >>> setup >>> I called Tech support and asked what I forgot. Very happy. Replaced >>> frustrating StarOS FDX that gave me about 10 Mbps. >>> >>> Steve Barnes >>> RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>> >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! 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