[MLB-WIRELESS] Dedicated AP hardware vs PC + card

[Mick]

I guess I should put in my email address  :)

mick at wow.dynodns.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mick" <Mick at wow.dynodns.net>
To: <melbwireless at melbwireless.dyndns.org>
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Dedicated AP hardware vs PC + card


> If anyone is interested I have a cisco/aironet BR-500 Bridge for sale.
>
> I am asking $1000 for it.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <mikeamp at iinet.net.au>
> To: <melbwireless at melbwireless.dyndns.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 12:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Dedicated AP hardware vs PC + card
>
>
> > Hi Joe,
> >
> > I went to an Alloy product launch last night, and had a look at the
> > WL1000 wireless access point. (www.alloy.com.au)
> >
> > This unit look the biz. There is a little clip at the bottom that opens,
> > and underneath are the antenna plugs, so theoretically you could pull
the
> > uni out of its enclosure, pole mount it in a weatherproof/shielded box,
> > next to your antenna, and run cat5 + 12v to it.
> >
> > This would be good because cable loss would be minimised.
> >
> > I havent used them yet, but, I am getting some loan units soon.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > -Mike N
> > -McPherson Street, MENORA, WA
> > -http://mikeamp.testikles.org/
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Opinions time:
> > >
> > > What is better, getting a dedicated piece of hardware for an Access
> > point (Apple
> > > Airport?) or setting up a PC (In this case, an old digital laptop
> > picked up from
> > > auction (260$, wot a bargain!) with a wireless card + normal network
> > card in the
> > > PCMCIA slots).
> > >
> > > Price is not really an issue, but as my node will be the centre of a
> > star
> > > topography type wireless LAN, the thing will have to be running 24/7
> > and be
> > > reliable so Im thinking that a  wireless router would be better than a
> > PC (Less
> > > muckin around with installing and maintain linux/windoze software,
less
> > sadness
> > > when lighting strikes cooks what's on the end of the wire). I must
> > admit Im
> > > tempted to buy a wireless router for the 'toy' value alone.
> > >
> > > So, whose had experience with wireless routers? What have you got and
> > how hard
> > > was it to plonk an antenna on it? Was it worth the extra  bucks? Am I
> > correct in
> > > calling these things wireless routers? :)
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Joe Parry
> > >
> > > PS: Saw this on Toms Hardware
> > > (http://www4.tomshardware.com/technews/technews-20011024.html#0621)
> > Does anyone
> > > know if these products are available in Aus? The Wireless Cable/DSL
> > Router looks
> > > most tasty.
> > >
> >
> > >
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> >
> > >
> >
> > >    Belkin Puts Out Five New Wireless Networking
> > Gadgets
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >         Wireless  home  networking, despite its price tag, lets you
> > hook up all of your computing
> > >         devices  without  the negative effect that punching holes in
> > walls and running cables can
> > >         produce  in  your  landlord.  Belkin's efforts to keep you
from
> > getting evicted include a
> > >         slew  of new 802.11b-compliant wireless devices that will
begin
> > shipping in North America
> > >         next  month. Belkin says its line of products offers 11Mbps
> > data transfer rates, data and
> > >         network  security with 64/128-bit WEP data encryption, and its
> > own Belkin SOHO Networking
> > >         Software. The Belkin 11Mbps Wireless Access Point, priced at
> > $179.99, gives you a command
> > >         point for hooking up your devices. The Belkin 11Mbps Wireless
> > Cable/DSL Router, priced at
> > >         $229.99,  has  an  integrated  3-port  10/100 Base-T Ethernet
> > switch and an NAT firewall.
> > >         Features  include  IP-Sec pass-thru, to let you use Virtual
> > Private Networking (VPN), and
> > >         DMZ hosting, which lets you place computers outside of the
> > firewall for online gaming and
> > >         the  like.  The  Belkin  11Mbps  Wireless Universal Serial Bus
> > (USB) Adapter, which costs
> > >         $99.99,  lets  you  hook  computers  up  to the network
without
> > cracking open the case or
> > >         wasting  a  PCI slot. Last but not least, Belkin is pitching
> > two add-in cards: the Belkin
> > >         11Mbps  Wireless  Notebook  Card  ($99.99)  for notebook
> > computers, and the Belkin 11Mbps
> > >         Wireless  Desktop  PCI  Network Adapter Card ($39.99). While
> > I'm generally against cutesy
> > >         names for computer products, such utilitarian product names
> > seem a tad uncreative.
> > >
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