Re: Aeronet Comparisons
Check out the Lucent RG1000. It's a mini-AP with a mini-price. Comes with a 56K modem that dials out and does NAT. Comes with 40bit encryption if you use the Lucent Silver PCMCIA card. Cheaper than cisco PC card anyway. I take the RG1000 with me onsite, it's fits in my laptop carrying case. Plug it in, any I get wireless internet in about a 150' radius. Also has a ethernet port, and can be used as a transparent AP also. ""Kevin Wigle"" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message 009d01c05719$7ef10ee0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:009d01c05719$7ef10ee0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]... snip I'm thinking about buying a Linksys AP to have at home when I have to give the Cisco AP back. Only $252 at buy.com, compared to Cisco's $700+ cost (I know, I lose encryption, but this is at my house and I could care less, plus I use SSH for everything except generic web access anyway). -- Jason Roysdon, CCNA, MCSE, CNA, Network+, A+ List email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jason.artoo.net/ Cisco resources: http://r2cisco.artoo.net/ snip Jason, I'm also looking at the Linksys for home and I'm wondering why you said that you would lose encryption? I don't know squat about wireless but here is a snippet from the Linksys website: Features - High-Speed Transfer Rate of Up to 11 Mbps - Interoperable with IEEE 802.11b (DSSS) 2.4GHz-compliant Equipment - Provides Roaming, Best Access Point Selection, Load Balancing, and Network Traffic Filtering - Supports up to 32 users/nodes - Long Operating Range Supports 120m (indoor) and 300m (outdoor) - Advanced Power Management Features Conserve Valuable Battery Life - Hardware Wireless Encryption Protocol - Compatible with Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT v.4 and Millennium They said that it is interoperable with 802.11b and they say it has Hardware Wireless Encryption Protocol. Here's where I got the info, the device is the WAP11 Instant Wireless Network Access Point. http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=157grid=19 Are we talking about the same thing/device? Kevin Wigle _ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Aeronet Comparisons
Cisco Aironet stuff works quite well, but you have to be very careful with it. Aironet uses direct sequence spread spectrum technology which doesn't scale well at all.. There's 11 possible channels to use, but only 3 of them are non-overlapping.. so basically in one given rooftop or so you're limited to only having 3 DS access points. If you need to have more coverage with more antennas you should probably look at some frequency hopping spread spectrum wireless lan gear such as breezecom. On 22 Nov 2000, Charles Nunie wrote: Hello Everyone, We are gearing up to launch the Aeronet in our local market. Can anyone tell em how well the Aeronet compare with other Wireless LAN equipment on the market. Dzilo Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 _ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Aeronet Comparisons
snip I'm thinking about buying a Linksys AP to have at home when I have to give the Cisco AP back. Only $252 at buy.com, compared to Cisco's $700+ cost (I know, I lose encryption, but this is at my house and I could care less, plus I use SSH for everything except generic web access anyway). -- Jason Roysdon, CCNA, MCSE, CNA, Network+, A+ List email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jason.artoo.net/ Cisco resources: http://r2cisco.artoo.net/ snip Jason, I'm also looking at the Linksys for home and I'm wondering why you said that you would lose encryption? I don't know squat about wireless but here is a snippet from the Linksys website: Features - High-Speed Transfer Rate of Up to 11 Mbps - Interoperable with IEEE 802.11b (DSSS) 2.4GHz-compliant Equipment - Provides Roaming, Best Access Point Selection, Load Balancing, and Network Traffic Filtering - Supports up to 32 users/nodes - Long Operating Range Supports 120m (indoor) and 300m (outdoor) - Advanced Power Management Features Conserve Valuable Battery Life - Hardware Wireless Encryption Protocol - Compatible with Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT v.4 and Millennium They said that it is interoperable with 802.11b and they say it has Hardware Wireless Encryption Protocol. Here's where I got the info, the device is the WAP11 Instant Wireless Network Access Point. http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=157grid=19 Are we talking about the same thing/device? Kevin Wigle _ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Oh, you're correct, I really hadn't looked into much detail on the Linksys just yet. However, it does only support 40bit encyption (vs. 128bit on the Cisco), but some is better than none. -- Jason Roysdon, CCNA, MCSE, CNA, Network+, A+ List email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jason.artoo.net/ Cisco resources: http://r2cisco.artoo.net/ ""Kevin Wigle"" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message 009d01c05719$7ef10ee0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:009d01c05719$7ef10ee0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]... snip I'm thinking about buying a Linksys AP to have at home when I have to give the Cisco AP back. Only $252 at buy.com, compared to Cisco's $700+ cost (I know, I lose encryption, but this is at my house and I could care less, plus I use SSH for everything except generic web access anyway). -- Jason Roysdon, CCNA, MCSE, CNA, Network+, A+ List email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jason.artoo.net/ Cisco resources: http://r2cisco.artoo.net/ snip Jason, I'm also looking at the Linksys for home and I'm wondering why you said that you would lose encryption? I don't know squat about wireless but here is a snippet from the Linksys website: Features - High-Speed Transfer Rate of Up to 11 Mbps - Interoperable with IEEE 802.11b (DSSS) 2.4GHz-compliant Equipment - Provides Roaming, Best Access Point Selection, Load Balancing, and Network Traffic Filtering - Supports up to 32 users/nodes - Long Operating Range Supports 120m (indoor) and 300m (outdoor) - Advanced Power Management Features Conserve Valuable Battery Life - Hardware Wireless Encryption Protocol - Compatible with Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT v.4 and Millennium They said that it is interoperable with 802.11b and they say it has Hardware Wireless Encryption Protocol. Here's where I got the info, the device is the WAP11 Instant Wireless Network Access Point. http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=157grid=19 Are we talking about the same thing/device? Kevin Wigle _ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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snip Oh, you're correct, I really hadn't looked into much detail on the Linksys just yet. However, it does only support 40bit encryption (vs. 128bit on the Cisco), but some is better than none. snip ok, cool. I wouldn't want to use it if it had no encryption. Might only be at home but no need to broadcast my income tax form to the neighbors! Again, I'm not up on just what 802.11b entails - does this protocol have the limitation of only 40bit? I didn't see any mention of encryption strength on their web site (including the pdf file)so I gather the encryption strength is a characteristic on the 802.11b protocol? Just wondering. Kevin Wigle _ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Win98SE driver installs much more cleanly for the Aeronet than the 3Com stuff. I was evaluating both for a bit and was constantly having problems with the 3Com side. Both worked fine in Windows 2000 Pro. Both Access Points (APs) work great, and work fine with either card. I think the Cisco interface is a bit more friendly than the 3Com. Also, it supports 100mbit to the network, vs. the 3Com was only 10mbit. The cards are of course 11mbit, but you can't possibly get that if the network connection is only 10mbit. I don't know how much overhead the wireless protocol has, but it seems to fly with either card/AP(of course, I only tested with my sole laptop). I'm thinking about buying a Linksys AP to have at home when I have to give the Cisco AP back. Only $252 at buy.com, compared to Cisco's $700+ cost (I know, I lose encryption, but this is at my house and I could care less, plus I use SSH for everything except generic web access anyway). -- Jason Roysdon, CCNA, MCSE, CNA, Network+, A+ List email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jason.artoo.net/ Cisco resources: http://r2cisco.artoo.net/ "Charles Nunie" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Hello Everyone, We are gearing up to launch the Aeronet in our local market. Can anyone tell em how well the Aeronet compare with other Wireless LAN equipment on the market. Dzilo Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 _ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Aeronet Comparisons
Hello Everyone, We are gearing up to launch the Aeronet in our local market. Can anyone tell em how well the Aeronet compare with other Wireless LAN equipment on the market. Dzilo Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 Hi everyone, we have implemented both a radio and a dial-up link from a branch office to the head office of a firm. since the branch office has no router but rather a switch, we have set up each workstation/equipment on the lan to see the radio as its primary gateway and the branch dial-up access server as the secondary gateway. how do we get the cisco4500 router at the head office to accept information through the dial up when the radio link goes down. better still how do we get the cisco4500 to dynamically route between the two links Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1
