Re: [nycwireless] Apartment Buildings

2004-10-20 Thread Ajai Khattri
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Jim Thompson wrote: > I do, but they would only be commercial in nature, and this is a > non-commercial list. Feel free to send some URLs my way privately. > Unless your antenna has a large backlobe, you'll probably make the > situation better for your neighbors too. > > Unl

Re: [nycwireless] Apartment Buildings

2004-10-20 Thread Ajai Khattri
On Tue, 19 Oct 2004, Jim Thompson wrote: > Putting a larger omni antenna on your AP is sure to make the problem > worse. Your neighbor's signals will be "louder" to the AP as well. I was planning to get a directional antenna that directs the "cone" of the signal down through the places where I u

Re: [nycwireless] Apartment Buildings

2004-10-20 Thread Ajai Khattri
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Dustin Goodwin wrote: > Change the SSID of your AP then change you client to only connect to > that new SSID. That way you will stop accidentally cconnecting to your > neighbors AP. True though less convenient when using Linux or NetBSD. -- Wizard Book n. "Structure and

Re: [nycwireless] Apartment Buildings

2004-10-20 Thread Ajai Khattri
On Tue, 19 Oct 2004, Anthony Townsend wrote: > for starters, change channels. run net/macstumbler and pick the least > used of 1,6 or 11 Im working my way through the channels... > also you should be able to designate preferred networks in XP or use > Location profiles in OSX This is true thoug

[nycwireless] Apartment Buildings

2004-10-19 Thread Ajai Khattri
When I first got my wireless AP it was great - I could pretty much sit anywhere in the apartment and get a reliable connection. But as my neighbors started getting wireless access points Ive found the connection has gotten worse. Now I am limited to where I can use the wifi connection. If I do a

Re: [nycwireless] Assist with answers

2004-02-20 Thread Ajai Khattri
On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Anthony Ikemefuna wrote: > 1. Are there any available dual band access points and > NICs (2.4/5 Ghz).If yes, what are their capacities, > distance covered and power output. Im currently using a wireless bridge from Netgear (I think the model is WG602) that is both 802.11b and

RE: [nycwireless] owerpay in the ushbay

2004-02-03 Thread Ajai Khattri
On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Manichattan wrote: > Hmmn. a little voice say's "Repeaters " > Ooh... that is a lovely wicked thought... ;-) -- Aj. Sys. Admin / Developer -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: htt

[nycwireless] Solar Powered Wifi Camera

2003-08-28 Thread Ajai Khattri
"This high-end surveillance tool combines Proxim's long-range Wi-Fi solution with solar panels, backup batteries, directional antennas, and digital video to keep tabs on remote locations you can't wire." http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/3069261 -- Aj. Sys. Admin / Developer -- NYCwi

Re: [nycwireless] NoCat auth without browser?

2003-08-22 Thread Ajai Khattri
On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 02:58:37PM -0400, Terry Schmidt wrote: > A text browser such as links or lynx will work. I use it all the time to > do the "i accept" on the node so that I can ssh. Great! Im assuming I do DHCP and get assigned a gateway and DNS...? -- Aj. Sys. Admin / Developer -- NY

[nycwireless] NoCat auth without browser?

2003-08-22 Thread Ajai Khattri
I see my local park (Union Sq.) is finally wireless. Questions: 1. Im assuming you're using NoCat for auth - am I right? 2. Assuming (1), then is it possible to authenticate without a browser? I use a small mobile computer running NetBSD - I don't have a GUI installed so no web browser except t

[nycwireless] DefCon WiFi Shootout: Wireless Signal Sent 35 Miles!

2003-08-14 Thread Ajai Khattri
http://www.adversarialsciencelab.net/newindex.html -- Aj. Sys. Admin / Developer -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/

[nycwireless] Re: Comparisons of wireless hardware?

2003-03-11 Thread Ajai Khattri
Kev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Intersil PRISM WaveLan wireless PCMCIA card (wi) > Don't know if it covers Prism2 or not...But okay as well. Prism2-based cards are supported by NetBSD. The Senao cards look good. No idea who sells them in the US? BTW, I know Airport cards are rebadged from

[nycwireless] Re: Comparisons of wireless hardware?

2003-03-11 Thread Ajai Khattri
Kev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote; > > Netwave AirSurfer wireless network card (cnw) > > 3Com 3c562, 3c574 and 3c589 family (ep) > > Fujitsu MB86960-based cards, including the TDK CD021BX (mbe) > > NE2000 compatibles (ne) > No. Not Wireless NICs. Normal Ethernet based NICs. I know,

[nycwireless] Comparisons of wireless hardware?

2003-03-11 Thread Ajai Khattri
Does anyone know of a site or similar resource that compares and contrasts wireless hardware? More specifically, I am running NetBSD on a handheld, which only supports a handful (excuse pun ;-) of wireless NIC cards. I am looking for a wireless card that has excellent range but low power enough s

[nycwireless] Starbucks, T-Mobile launch Wi-Fi hotspots

2002-08-21 Thread Ajai Khattri
21 August 2002 -- "T-Mobile has relaunched the network of hotspots it acquired from MobiStar in Starbucks coffee shops throughout the US and in London and Berlin. Subscribers to the T-Mobile Hotspot network will be able to visit Starbuck's outlets and access high speed internet services from an 80

[nycwireless] TigerDirect Wireless Equipment Sale

2002-06-27 Thread Ajai Khattri
Looks like TigerDirect is having a sale of wireless hardware: D-Link DWL-650+ 22Mbps 802.11b Wireless PC Card ($60 after $20 rebate) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?sku=d700-2054&SRCCODE=WEBE20633C&LYRISID=1443474 D-Link DWL-520+ 22Mbps 802.11b Wireless PCI