On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 11:05 AM, Rick Lindahl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Russell, all, > > > > I just thought of one more question… Does this pricing for the Alix include > the mini-PCI radio, pigtail adaptor and/or antenna? Or, are we expecting > these to plug into existing wireless AP/routers? It seems short sited not to > include everything "in the box" for this type of program, especially when > you create a single management interface and tighter configuration. Also, > managing a separate wireless ap/router attached to the Alix box creates all > sorts of additional tech support headaches.
This does not include radios, because they are intended to just replace the NuCabs. > Thoughts? If we had a uniform node infrastructure, it might make sense to do that, but, as it stands, I think there is a fair bit of variance in the physical layout and networking setup of our nodes. The one thing that is uniform is that the radios are all acting "dumb," so replacing the NuCab with something that is easy to work with and accessible should result in nodes that are easy to work with and accessible, at least 9 times out of 10. Of course, that's not to say that the expandability and the option to throw a radio into the Alix isn't a selling point or something that we should take advantage of in the future, its just that, for today's purposes, it's the gravy not the biscuit. -- Michael Weinberg President Personal Telco Project, Inc. A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ The Personal Telco Project - http://www.personaltelco.net/ Donate to PTP: http://www.personaltelco.net/donate Archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.wireless.portland.general/ Etiquette: http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/MailingListEtiquette List information: http://lists.personaltelco.net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
