[MLB-WIRELESS] Using the Node Dbase

Richard Van Orsouw Richard.Van.Orsouw at optus.com.au
Fri Jul 19 13:28:32 EST 2002


Ok guys this is what I want to do.

Have one node setup with an Omni and three other nodes with directionals all
using IBSS, same SSID, same channel.
Does this sound fesible. (before i rush out and buy a $500 AP).


> ----------
> From: 	Richard Van Orsouw
> Sent: 	Friday, 19 July 2002 12:28 PM
> To: 	'Drew'
> Cc: 	'melbwireless at wireless.org.au'
> Subject: 	RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] Using the Node Dbase
> 
> Ok then, sorry for sounding stewpid but what you are saying is that
> peer-to-peer does not mean only 2 nodes?. Hmmm
> I have only connected two nodes in IBSS haven't tried any more. 
> 
> > ----------
> > From: 	Drew
> > Sent: 	Friday, 19 July 2002 12:09 PM
> > To: 	Richard Van Orsouw
> > Cc: 	'melbwireless at wireless.org.au'
> > Subject: 	Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Using the Node Dbase
> > 
> > Why do you think you have to connect to an AP? Any card will do either 
> > BSS or IBSS modes, so it really doesn't matter.
> > 
> > Drew
> > 
> > Richard Van Orsouw wrote:
> > 
> > >G'dayI am in the process of connecting to the wireless network. Am I
> > correct in
> > >assuming that if I want to connect to an AP I would use the node Dbase
> > and
> > >do a search on operational and omni?, or am I wrong in assuming that an
> > omni
> > >constitutes an AP?. It seems to me that finding a node near me using
> the
> > >node dbase only helps me if I want to set up a peer-to-peer link. Is
> > there
> > >anyway that the dbase could be modified to show what the nodes are
> > actually
> > >doing when they are operational (ie which AP they are using, which
> other
> > >node they are peer-to-peer to.). Have we got a network diagram of how
> the
> > >network looks?.
> > >
> > >Cheers.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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