Re: [WISPA] Ubiquity Pico2HP.

2010-03-06 Thread Robert West
They do. Bob- -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 2:36 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ubiquity Pico2HP. H, if we're the ones using the product, perhaps they should

Re: [WISPA] Hotel

2010-03-06 Thread Robert West
I think they use DirectWay but it could be another, either way, I had to fight it. Spectrum analyzer showed almost the entire band being used and if we switched on in the middle of it the satellite link would go down. Channel one keeps the both of us happy in these spots. Bob- -Original

[WISPA] USF Changes

2010-03-06 Thread Marco Coelho
FCC to propose revamping Universal Service Fund AP By JOELLE TESSLER, AP Technology Writer Joelle Tessler, Ap Technology Writer – Fri Mar 5, 5:25 pm ET WASHINGTON – Federal regulators trying to bring high-speed Internet connections to all Americans will propose tapping the government program

Re: [WISPA] Do yourself a favor

2010-03-06 Thread Frank Muto
By the time the oil light, also called one of the idiot lights of the dashboard come on, or even the oil gauge, if so equipped shows danger, it may already be to late. Having been in the auto service sector before our Internet days, we saw this all too often. Well gee, the light just came on!

Re: [WISPA] USF Changes

2010-03-06 Thread Brian Webster
When USF reform comes for broadband connections in rural markets, say goodbye to the competitive advantage WISP's have in sparse population areas. Going to be hard to compete against fiber speeds and capacity. Rural Telco's will build fiber to the home everywhere if they get subsidies like they do

Re: [WISPA] USF Changes

2010-03-06 Thread Travis Johnson
I don't agree. They are saying the new fund would include every type of high-speed service and possibly even allow multiple providers in the same area. Wireless providers have several advantages: Quick deployment: We have put up brand new tower locations (including backhaul, AP's, UPS, etc.)

Re: [WISPA] Do yourself a favor

2010-03-06 Thread Greg Ihnen
Yeah, if the oil light is on because the oil pump is sucking air the pressure has already dropped so low that you're probably starting to hurt your bearings. Greg On Mar 6, 2010, at 11:40 AM, Frank Muto wrote: By the time the oil light, also called one of the idiot lights of the dashboard

Re: [WISPA] Do yourself a favor

2010-03-06 Thread Mark Nash
We trade service with a couple of rural auto service guys (small outfits) to get all of our oil changes, brake jobs, etc. Makes us think about it when their bill is getting larger. Mark Nash UnwiredWest 1702 W. 2nd Ave Suite A Eugene, OR 97402 541-998- 541-998-5599 fax

Re: [WISPA] USF Changes

2010-03-06 Thread RickG
As a WISP, I resent the idea that my tax dollars may be used to compete with me. As a taxpayer, at what point will the government realize we cant afford all this? -RickG On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Marco Coelho coelh...@gmail.com wrote: FCC to propose revamping Universal Service Fund AP

Re: [WISPA] USF Changes

2010-03-06 Thread Stuart Pierce
Exactly. -- Original Message -- From: RickG rgunder...@gmail.com Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 14:50:17 -0500 As a WISP, I resent the idea that my tax dollars may be used to compete with me. As a taxpayer, at what

Re: [WISPA] USF Changes

2010-03-06 Thread Chuck Bartosch
On Mar 6, 2010, at 2:50 PM, RickG wrote: As a WISP, I resent the idea that my tax dollars may be used to compete with me. As a taxpayer, at what point will the government realize we cant afford all this? Ah, but we CAN afford it. It doesn't come from general tax funds but from the taxes

[WISPA] Replace MT X86 with routerboard?

2010-03-06 Thread Scottie Arnett
Hey guys, I am thinking about replacing my X86 PC running MT with a routerboard. My current setup is a P4 1.7Ghz with 256 Meg Ram. I am routing 7.5 Mbit, soon to be 10 Mbit. I have 183 filter rules, 76 Mangles, and 215 Simple queues. I do some filters with L7 and I have no DHCP server running.

Re: [WISPA] Replace MT X86 with routerboard?

2010-03-06 Thread can...@believewireless.net
A RB450G should be fine for what you need. Or use an RB493AH if you need more ports. If you can wait a couple months, the new RB1100 is coming out which looks pretty sweet. WISPA Wants You! Join today!

Re: [WISPA] Replace MT X86 with routerboard?

2010-03-06 Thread Scott Reed
493 only has 128M RAM. Might want a little more. RB800 only has 3 ports, but supports the new RB816 for a total of 19 ports and has a little more horsepower than the 4xxx cards. RB1000 has 4 ports and more horsepower, but I don't think it is expandable. can...@believewireless.net wrote: A

Re: [WISPA] Replace MT X86 with routerboard?

2010-03-06 Thread Travis Johnson
All of those are steps down from his current P4 based system. The only way to get more performance is to build your own X86 system. Travis Microserv can...@believewireless.net wrote: A RB450G should be fine for what you need. Or use an RB493AH if you need more ports. If you can wait a

Re: [WISPA] USF Changes

2010-03-06 Thread Scottie Arnett
And to add, I thought the Broadband Stimulus was to make more broadband available. The telco's have everything already handed to them and have not done it in years. Now the gov't wants to make this available only to one provider in a given area? Who do you think will get that? WTH? I think we

Re: [WISPA] USF Changes

2010-03-06 Thread Brian Webster
But USF comes from the ratepayers of the telecom services, not tax dollars. Brian -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]on Behalf Of RickG Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 2:50 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] USF Changes

Re: [WISPA] Replace MT X86 with routerboard?

2010-03-06 Thread Scottie Arnett
I posted this to Butch's MT list too. To answer a few questions. It is a full P4, not Celeron. I forgot to mention a few things that come to mind. I am using it as DNS server and redirecting(via NAT) all DNS activity through the MT to use the MT DNS cache. I am not using web proxy. At the

Re: [WISPA] USF Changes

2010-03-06 Thread Chuck Bartosch
On Mar 6, 2010, at 8:38 PM, Scottie Arnett wrote: And to add, I thought the Broadband Stimulus was to make more broadband available. The telco's have everything already handed to them and have not done it in years. Now the gov't wants to make this available only to one provider in a

Re: [WISPA] USF Changes

2010-03-06 Thread Philip Dorr
On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Chuck Bartosch ch...@clarityconnect.com wrote: On Mar 6, 2010, at 8:38 PM, Scottie Arnett wrote: And to add, I thought the Broadband Stimulus was to make more broadband available. The telco's have everything already handed to them and have not done it in

Re: [WISPA] Replace MT X86 with routerboard?

2010-03-06 Thread Butch Evans
On Sat, 2010-03-06 at 18:25 -0600, Scottie Arnett wrote: I am thinking about replacing my X86 PC running MT with a routerboard. My current setup is a P4 1.7Ghz with 256 Meg Ram. I am routing 7.5 Mbit, soon to be 10 Mbit. I have 183 filter rules, 76 Mangles, and 215 Simple queues. I do some

Re: [WISPA] Replace MT X86 with routerboard?

2010-03-06 Thread Rubens Kuhl
RB-1000 seems to fit you requirements, but not your $250 budget as it costs $685. As you told you have a 4-port requirement, my guess is that you could split the inbounds into 2 5-port RB-450G for $129 each. The number of rules+queues is the issue here. I've seen RB450G routing 100Mbps per

Re: [WISPA] Replace MT X86 with routerboard?

2010-03-06 Thread Brad Belton
Geesh...the RB1100 is a nice step in the right direction, but still no USB port. No USB port - no way to monitor the APC UPS. sigh Best, Brad -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Butch Evans Sent: Saturday, March 06,

Re: [WISPA] Replace MT X86 with routerboard?

2010-03-06 Thread Eric Rogers
We have been testing mini-box.com's little toys. They are Atom processors, but with a SATA DOM, dual core 1.6GHz Atom, 3 GB Ether add-on (total of 4 GB ports), we have been able to keep them right at the $200 mark. We just implemented our first one this week. So far, so good. The true test is

Re: [WISPA] Replace MT X86 with routerboard?

2010-03-06 Thread Glenn Kelley
what about a Nema box and bury it say below the frost line - thus below the heat line as well. just a thought On Mar 6, 2010, at 11:08 PM, Eric Rogers wrote: We have been testing mini-box.com's little toys. They are Atom processors, but with a SATA DOM, dual core 1.6GHz Atom, 3 GB Ether

Re: [WISPA] Replace MT X86 with routerboard?

2010-03-06 Thread Travis Johnson
Care to share your parts list? I can't seem to put everything together for less than $200... and I'd love to test one of these. Travis Microserv Eric Rogers wrote: We have been testing mini-box.com's little toys. They are Atom processors, but with a SATA DOM, dual core 1.6GHz Atom, 3 GB

[WISPA] 3.5m dish + Mars Express

2010-03-06 Thread Glenn Kelley
From Slashdot: A French amateur radio operator who built his own ground station using equipment from an abandoned telecom uplink site has listened in on the ESA's Mars Express space probe. While his antenna is too small to allow him to download actual data, he was able to record and

Re: [WISPA] Replace MT X86 with routerboard?

2010-03-06 Thread Eric Rogers
I must eat crow... I am horrible at addition and subtraction... 4 years of calculus and you would think I could at least add. Sorry, I forgot I used a USB dongle I already had in my original calculation, thinking it was near $200, but is was $250. Complete system $286, and with quantities, I am

Re: [WISPA] Replace MT X86 with routerboard?

2010-03-06 Thread Josh Luthman
Brad - Com port. On 3/6/10, Brad Belton b...@belwave.com wrote: Geesh...the RB1100 is a nice step in the right direction, but still no USB port. No USB port - no way to monitor the APC UPS. sigh Best, Brad -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org

Re: [WISPA] Replace MT X86 with routerboard?

2010-03-06 Thread Philip Dorr
APC Makes Serial cables for their UPSs. On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 10:04 PM, Brad Belton b...@belwave.com wrote: Geesh...the RB1100 is a nice step in the right direction, but still no USB port.  No USB port - no way to monitor the APC UPS.  sigh Best, Brad -Original Message- From: