[WISPA] Joost and your network.

2007-05-29 Thread Dawn DiPietro
All, Here is an interesting blog post you all might want to read. http://www.last100.com/2007/05/28/will-isps-spoil-the-online-video-party/ Regards, Dawn DiPietro -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives:

[WISPA] [Fwd: RE: New job, new email address]

2007-05-29 Thread John Scrivner
Do we have any North Dakota WISPs out there? If we do then I have the inside track here for you to help get some serious face time with the Senate Commerce Committee. Please let me know if you are in North Dakota. We need you to help us with lobbying if you are there. Scriv Original

[WISPA] WISP/Hosting friendly Billing software

2007-05-29 Thread Jaron Parsons
Hello all, I may not be posting this to the right location, forgive me if this is the case, and direct me to the proper procedure if any. I am looking for a good flexible billing software package that is WISP friendly, Web Host Friendly, Dial-Up friendly, possibly automatic provisioning

RE: [WISPA] WISP/Hosting friendly Billing software

2007-05-29 Thread Gino Villarini
We are making the jump to Platypus ... its has been highly recommended by peers Gino A. Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jaron Parsons

Re: [WISPA] WISP/Hosting friendly Billing software

2007-05-29 Thread Jaron Parsons
I am in the process of installing freeside actually, but i tried it on FreeBSD and it isn't happy. I was going to start over and try again. Made it through all the steps but I keep getting Perl errors and more. ill give it another try. The Platypus looks good, I might get the demo, I would

Re: [WISPA] WISP/Hosting friendly Billing software

2007-05-29 Thread Dennis Burgess
Been using Freshbooks.com now. Quite nice. Cheap, automatic billing, can be made to look like your site. On 5/29/07, Jaron Parsons [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am in the process of installing freeside actually, but i tried it on FreeBSD and it isn't happy. I was going to start over and try

Re: [WISPA] Joost and your network.

2007-05-29 Thread Zack Kneisley
Talk about a biased view, (while we wait for Telcos or companies like Google to build out the next-generation networks) get real. make sure you're not on an ISP that treats you like dirty rotten thieving scum Yeah, well we all have those users, If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and

[WISPA] new ways to share broadband via wi-fi

2007-05-29 Thread Peter R.
http://gigaom.com/2007/05/28/meet-wefi/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

[WISPA] WISPA filed comments on 700 Auction

2007-05-29 Thread Peter R.
WISPA filed comments on 700 Auction, did you? http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdfid_document=6519414695 or http://tinyurl.com/2v4h84 If you have questions, contact us for answers or ideas. Thank you. Regards, Peter Radizeski RAD-INFO, Inc. 813.963.5884

Re: [WISPA] Joost and your network.

2007-05-29 Thread Mike Hammett
I think this was mainly attacking the Comcast, Verizon, ATT, etc. of the world. We'd fit into the category of small ISP filling in the blanks. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: Zack Kneisley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [WISPA] Joost and your network.

2007-05-29 Thread Dawn DiPietro
All, Talk about missing the point...The reality is that customer perception is important and if one advertises unlimited then the customer expects unlimited. These apps might impact customer satisfaction with your service and they will go elsewhere if they feel they are not getting the

Re: [WISPA] WISP/Hosting friendly Billing software

2007-05-29 Thread Ron Wallace
Jeremy, Isthereany reason wecan't host our own web site on the Tigernet.bz DNS machine or the mail.tigernet.bz webmail server? And when doyou want to change the Mail Server IP? Ron Wallace -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe:

Re: [WISPA] Joost and your network.

2007-05-29 Thread Peter R.
I agree with Dawn. It is about perception. I think most of the comment writers are the fringe and do not fit the profile of your ideal customer. However, a little prevention may help. Spell this stuff out in your AUP or terms of service. Make sure the customer reads it either with a

[WISPA] Ethernet problems

2007-05-29 Thread Mike Hammett
I installed a customer in October and started having Ethernet problems in March. I have an approximately 200' Ethernet run from the top of a TV tower, to the house, and through the basement. I installed a Belden? outdoor Cat5E cable, a Mohawk outdoor gel cable, a rope for future cable

RE: [WISPA] Ethernet problems

2007-05-29 Thread Rick Harnish
Mike, Is there 120v power running parallel to the cable? What else is on this tower? Any high wattage RF transmitters? I have seen shielded cat5 interfered with to the point where we had to use fiber as the transport up the tower instead of cat5. Is the enclosure plastic or metal? Have you

Re: [WISPA] Ethernet problems

2007-05-29 Thread Mike Hammett
The only location where power might be parallel to the cable is in the basement, but all of the power cables there (IIRC) are ran in metal conduit. This unit is the only thing functioning on the tower. There is a TV antenna, but he couldn't get the signal he was wanting, so it isn't hooked

RE: [WISPA] Ethernet problems

2007-05-29 Thread Rick Harnish
You should be able to find a supplier of ferrite beads on google. They are relatively inexpensive and you may have some in your attic of inventory that you didn't even realize. It sounds like you have eliminated other thoughts I had. What are the bumps at the end of computer cables?

RE: [WISPA] Ethernet problems

2007-05-29 Thread Jonathan Schmidt
...when I'm in a hurry, Radio Shack always has had them right down on the corner for $5...A two-piece, snap-on ferrite choke that really works well. Snap-Together Ferrite Choke Core $5.29 Model: Snap-together ferrite Choke Core Catalog #: 273-105 It's worth a try and easy to pick up. . . . j

Re: [WISPA] Ethernet problems

2007-05-29 Thread Mike Hammett
I wondered how it discerns good RF from bad RF, but this Nortel document indicates how to install one on an Ethernet cable. http://www142.nortelnetworks.com/techdocs/RG91_52/pdf/N0027496_1.1.pdf Not sure how I'm going to loop this stiff cable tightly around one of these beads, but I'll try.

RE: [WISPA] Ethernet problems

2007-05-29 Thread Jonathan Schmidt
Mike, the ferrite snap-on is an inductance that prevents common mode RF, of any frequency you care about, from waltzing down the wire into your system. You just snap the hinged double-half-core onto the cable over the insulation so the cable goes straight through it...no looping or other

Re: [WISPA] Ethernet problems

2007-05-29 Thread Mike Hammett
Thanks much, will do. My RatShack has 6 in stock, so I'll probably buy them all. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: Jonathan Schmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, May 29,

Re: [WISPA] Ethernet problems

2007-05-29 Thread Scott Reed
Can you define Ethernet problem a little more. No link lights, intermittent link, no data, small packet data only, intermittent data? My first thought is bad connector or bad port on a device. I have seen hub ports that will look fine, do small packets fine, but don't try to move a lot of

Re: [WISPA] Antenna Location on Tower

2007-05-29 Thread Scott Reed
Has anyone else had to deal with this? Scott Reed wrote: I have several POPs with multiple APs on them. All but one have decent backhaul and I knew that when I put it up. I am getting ready to put up another tower and have run into something I am not sure how to figure out. I have used

Re: [WISPA] Ethernet problems

2007-05-29 Thread Mike Hammett
Links up, but nothing passes, not even DHCP. Mikrotik's neighbor viewer (which is supposed to work even in the absence of IP) can't see it. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: Scott Reed [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA

working now Re: [WISPA] strange connectivity issues

2007-05-29 Thread Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181
I went back there today (the xp machine, not the vista one). I put their ip addy in my laptop. Things worked just fine. They had 3 megs down 3.3 megs up. (testing to the Seattle Speakeasy site) Put their ip addy in their computer, 1 ping went, all the rest failed. Put my test ip in their

Re: [WISPA] Ethernet problems

2007-05-29 Thread Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181
I have a few beads here. $8 each as I recall. Supposed to wrap the cat 5 through them twice (more if it'll fit). Mary could find out where we got them if anyone's desperate. Finding the ones that'll work for cat5 was a pain. I've NOT used these ones yet so they could be the wrong thing

[WISPA] Lightning Protection

2007-05-29 Thread Jim Stout
Spring arrived in Kansas City and so did the thunder storms. I took a lightning stike on my tower and lost both APs, the POEs, two switches and a Mikrotik router. The Antennas survived but it looks like I lost a little gain. My question is how do I protect against this happening again? Are

[WISPA] Hotel HotSpot/Gateway Support

2007-05-29 Thread Cliff Leboeuf
I have been approached by a local Hotel to provide Internet access and control for their guest. My concern is the 24-hour support for the hotspot/gateway. Does anyone have suggestions on how much support may be required and how you price such service? Do you offer 24-hour support to the hotel

Re: [WISPA] Hotel HotSpot/Gateway Support

2007-05-29 Thread Blair Davis
Let them do the teir one support. Else you will get calls from people who can't turn on the wireless switch on the laptop or who forgot to bring a cat5 cable with them. ;) Cliff Leboeuf wrote: I have been approached by a local Hotel to provide Internet access and control for their