Re: [WISPA] does water ruin antennas?

2008-08-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Yeah, use wireless! OK, other than that, there is a device that basically drills a horizontal hole in the ground. Or it'll push conduit through the ground. Out here it's called pushing a line. Not sure what the real term is for the device that does the drilling/pushing. laters, marlon -

[WISPA] Running Fiber

2008-08-19 Thread Sales
Ikes, sorry for hijacking the last thread and forgetting to change the subject! -=-=-=-= Hello, If one was wanting to run fiber in an already developed neighborhood, the obvious obstacles are existing concrete roads, drives and sidewalks. What are your options for getting around this other than

Re: [WISPA] does water ruin antennas?

2008-08-19 Thread Sales
Hello, If one was wanting to run fiber in an already developed neighborhood, the obvious obstacles are existing concrete roads, drives and sidewalks. What are your options for getting around this other than destroying and fixing which is not an option? Is there a technology that would allow you

Re: [WISPA] does water ruin antennas?

2008-08-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Antennas a cheap these days. When in doubt, toss it out. I replace everything, radio included, all of the time now. Started doing that a couple of years ago, man has my life gotten better and my work load lighter! marlon - Original Message - From: "Brian Rohrbacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [WISPA] Cat5e modular plugs

2008-08-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Nothing I've ever seen beats the RJ45ez connectors and crimper. Not having to deal with the length of the strip is way cool. I never screw up connectors anymore. marlon - Original Message - From: Brian Rohrbacher To: WISPA General List Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 4:41 PM

Re: [WISPA] Anyone service Pasco Wa.?

2008-08-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
My wife works for his brother and he went to school with my little sister. Take good care of him! grin laters, marlon - Original Message - From: "Todd Brandenburg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 2:14 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Anyone service P

Re: [WISPA] coax cables

2008-08-19 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
Elliptical waveguide will lose 3 dB in 250 feet. - Original Message - From: "Mike Brownson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] coax cables > To give you the facts. You can use just about any coax you want. But you

Re: [WISPA] coax cables

2008-08-19 Thread Mike Brownson
To give you the facts. You can use just about any coax you want. But you will have loss. The smaller the cable the higher the loss. Examples: RG8 lose 3 db in 17 ft LMR400 lose 3db in 26 ft LMR600 lose 3 db in 40 ft 1/2 heliax lose 3 db in 49 ft LMR900 lose 3 db in 60 ft 5/8 heliax

Re: [WISPA] coax cables

2008-08-19 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
I would never use coax for 5.8 period. Not unless you are only going a few feet. LMR900 can be used for up to 50 feet. It is better than 1/2 heliax. But really, you gotta use waveguide if you are going any distance at all. - Original Message - From: "Matt Jenkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [WISPA] coax cables

2008-08-19 Thread Matt Jenkins
LMR 400? Are you crazy? Heliax 1/2 is the only way to go! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It can but the loss is high and the braid is much less. Stick with LMRs > 400 *,5 '22@ )+_3 "2,/(:4 32*" 4:+3( > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -Original Message- > From: RickG <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: [WISPA] Nanostation

2008-08-19 Thread Matt Jenkins
www.wlanparts.com or www.streakwave.com are the only two places I have ever ordered from. Brian Rohrbacher wrote: > Does anyone know of any nano or powerstations in stock? > > Brian > > > > WISPA Wants You! Join t

Re: [WISPA] Anyone heard of SBC Satellite

2008-08-19 Thread Stuart Browne
An example of an asymmetrical satellite link would be a 128 kbps uplink with a 2 mbps downlink. One way broadcast satellite internet is simplex with a land line return channel! Did that back "in the day" into Asia from an uplink in Hawaii. On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 7:55 PM, Jeromie Reeves <[EMAIL P

Re: [WISPA] Cat5e modular plugs

2008-08-19 Thread Tom DeReggi
Would like to mention that there is not a one-fit-all solution for CAT5 jacks. Whats best depends on the Cable type. For example, For Shireen cable, Shireen has excellent one peice shielded plugs. Very easy to use. Perfect fit.. However, they do not work well with the Superior Essex Outdoor Di

Re: [WISPA] Fixing dead CPE

2008-08-19 Thread Kurt Fankhauser
I just take two flathead screwdrivers and start in the middle of one of the sides and keep working my way all the way around. Then I re-seal it with some of that black silicone. Don't use the clear silicone it doesn't hold as good. I've probably done 30 of these on out-of-warranty units and it work

Re: [WISPA] Fixing dead CPE

2008-08-19 Thread Blair Davis
how do you get them open without breaking them? And, maybe the crossroads would work in them?  Kurt Fankhauser wrote: RB133 and radio of your choice, costs around $100 and you get more features than Tranzeo and I think better throughput. Only problem with the newer Slim Line series the Rj

Re: [WISPA] Anyone heard of SBC Satellite

2008-08-19 Thread Jeromie Reeves
I did not know anyone was still pushing one way satellite internet. Having them as your customer is interesting and might have value but im hard pressed to see it. Stu, not all sat based internet is two way. http://www.whitehawkmedia.com/Attitude/SatLink.asp On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 5:15 PM, St

Re: [WISPA] Anyone heard of SBC Satellite

2008-08-19 Thread Stuart Browne
Pat...all consumer satellite internet is asymetrical. Business class, government and broadcast have serious QoS and a small contention ratio over the TDM/TDMA channels they use. Wild Blue/HNS etc use very high contention ratios which results in slow service and they have to charge users who use wha

Re: [WISPA] Cat5e modular plugs

2008-08-19 Thread Brian Rohrbacher
That is what the google search found, and I was ok with $0.15 a piece for 1000.  :) Randy Cosby wrote: Ok, was trying not to plug one particular store, but yeah, we get them there :) Randy Brian Rohrbacher wrote: In case someone wants to see what they are all about. http://ww

Re: [WISPA] Cat5e modular plugs

2008-08-19 Thread Randy Cosby
Ok, was trying not to plug one particular store, but yeah, we get them there :) Randy Brian Rohrbacher wrote: > In case someone wants to see what they are all about. > > http://www.computercablestore.com/PDF/1-5E45LB.pdf > > Randy Cosby wrote: >> Those connectors are the only way to go. >> >>

Re: [WISPA] Cat5e modular plugs

2008-08-19 Thread Brian Rohrbacher
In case someone wants to see what they are all about. http://www.computercablestore.com/PDF/1-5E45LB.pdf Randy Cosby wrote: Those connectors are the only way to go. Google for "Stewart RJ45 CAT5e Modular Connectors" Randy Brian Rohrbacher wrote: I am looking for a certain

Re: [WISPA] Cat5e modular plugs

2008-08-19 Thread Randy Cosby
Those connectors are the only way to go. Google for "Stewart RJ45 CAT5e Modular Connectors" Randy Brian Rohrbacher wrote: > I am looking for a certain type I ordered once. When you push the cable > into the plug, and look at the plug from the end, all the solid color > cables are on the

[WISPA] Cat5e modular plugs

2008-08-19 Thread Brian Rohrbacher
I am looking for a certain type I ordered once. When you push the cable into the plug, and look at the plug from the end, all the solid color cables are on the top row and all the striped colors are on the bottom. It was real easy to look at and see it was correct. Now, all I can find is the

Re: [WISPA] Nanostation

2008-08-19 Thread Travis Johnson
I have one 2.4ghz and two 5.8ghz units brand new I will sell. Contact me off list. Travis Microserv Brian Rohrbacher wrote: > Does anyone know of any nano or powerstations in stock? > > Brian > > > > WISPA Wants You

[WISPA] Dell 3324 Switch

2008-08-19 Thread Scottie Arnett
Do any of you use the Dell 3324 switches? If so, what are some good settings to enter in the storm control that it has in it? It has settings for Unknown Unicast, Unknown Multicast, and Broadcast...these can be enabled or disabled. It also has a rate threshold that is determined in fps and can b

[WISPA] Nanostation

2008-08-19 Thread Brian Rohrbacher
Does anyone know of any nano or powerstations in stock? Brian WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless L

[WISPA] Anyone heard of SBC Satellite

2008-08-19 Thread Patrick Nix Jr.
A company named Satellite Broadband Connection just approached us re: offering their product as an alternative to otherwise un-serviceable customers. Is anyone currently partnered with them? How is it going? My complaint is that it is asymmetric using dial-up as the upstream. It doesn't seem to m

Re: [WISPA] does water ruin antennas?

2008-08-19 Thread Jack Unger
Brian, The answer is "it depends". If a little water got into an antenna and came back out without staying in there too long, the antenna could be fine. On the other hand, if a lot of water got in and stayed for a while then it could cause corrosion that would prevent the antenna from working

Re: [WISPA] does water ruin antennas?

2008-08-19 Thread Mac Dearman
Brian, It is my opinion that once the internal components of the antenna dry thoroughly - - you can seal them and put them back into service. It will depend on how long they were exposed to the water and the amount of corrosion that may/may not be present as to whether they are actually usable o

[WISPA] does water ruin antennas?

2008-08-19 Thread Brian Rohrbacher
So, if I have a suspect antenna that might have got water in it, is it ruined, or can it dry out, be resealed and work just fine? Specifically, I have a couple omni's from sites that seemed to be under powered. The culprit could have been the radio card, pigtail, cable or omni, I don't know.

Re: [WISPA] VLan or VPN to multiple points

2008-08-19 Thread Mike Hammett
Right, and I don't believe Mikrotik supports them all, but upon introduction they did support many of them and I've more popping up as time goes on. When is IS going to have MPLS? -- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From:

Re: [WISPA] VLan or VPN to multiple points

2008-08-19 Thread Jeff Broadwick
MPLS isn't one thing, it's a set of over 50 RFCs. Most implementations don't have all of them at this point. When you look to implement MPLS, you need to know which parts you need and then make sure that your provider supports them. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[

Re: [WISPA] VLan or VPN to multiple points

2008-08-19 Thread Mike Hammett
Mikrotik supports MPLS. -- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: "Tom DeReggi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 7:44 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] VLan or VPN to multiple points > Ok.