Re: [WISPA] Ethernet to Fiber Adapters

2010-08-22 Thread Philip Dorr
you could get a DC to DC converter that works off of 24 volts (or make your own) On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 12:35 AM, RickG rgunder...@gmail.com wrote: I had a feeling you were going to say that. Let us know if you find those. On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Scott Reed scottr...@onlyinternet.net

[WISPA] Adaptive Broadband

2010-08-22 Thread Mike Hammett
Does anyone remember what the data throughput was on an Adaptive Broadband PtMP system? The spec sheet says 25 megs raw. http://www.solutelia.com/network_products/pdf/060705091458_2_04.pdf -- - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com

Re: [WISPA] Adaptive Broadband

2010-08-22 Thread Gino Villarini
SU interface its 10BaseT or ATM25 . Gino A. Villarini g...@aeronetpr.com Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. 787.273.4143 -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 9:25 AM To: WISPA

[WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread Mike Hammett
I've been setting up FreeSide... forever. 1) I'm too poor to hire it out properly. 2) I haven't had the time to dedicate to it to finishing it up. I remember seeing someone on here made a new backend system. I'm thinking it was WISPMon, but I'm not sure if there's another out there

Re: [WISPA] computer won't connect to radio

2010-08-22 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
This turned out to be a bad nic card. It was damaged in a storm and would go short distances (like to a router in another location) but not the 100' to the radio. The card died the rest of the way about 3 weeks later. marlon - Original Message - From: Aaron D. Osgood

Re: [WISPA] For Marlon Schafer - WISP access provider list question

2010-08-22 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Can anyone help a stranded motorist? Laters, marlon - Original Message - From: Steven Lapinskas stevenlapins...@gmail.com To: o...@odessaoffice.com Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 12:47 PM Subject: For Marlon Schafer - WISP access provider list question This message is for Marlon - I'd

Re: [WISPA] For Marlon Schafer - WISP access provider list question

2010-08-22 Thread Justin Wilson
http://www.wispdirectory.com/ http://www.dslreports.com/search http://www.onelasvegas.com/wireless/MA.html -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://www.mtin.net/blog ­ xISP News http://www.twitter.com/j2sw ­ Follow me on Twitter Wisp Consulting ­ Tower Climbing ­ Network Support From: Marlon

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread Matt Larsen - Lists
Just a quick point here, because this is a key element for WISP operators Mike, if you are too poor to pay the $2000 or devote the time to setup a billing system then you should seriously question whether you should be in this business at all. Once the initial network deployment is

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread Mike
Matt that seems a little harsh. I guess I would fall into the same category. I use Excel to track my billing. I send an email out on the 15th of every month to every customer. Most of my customers are billed the same amount. It takes me less than an hour each month to do my initial billing,

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread Gino Villarini
yikeS! How many customers? Gino A. Villarini g...@aeronetpr.com Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. 787.273.4143 -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 2:02 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject:

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread Mike
I bill around 200 invoices. I also have many who do a direct deposit. My bank set me up to do ACH transfers. I give those payors a $2.50 discount. The way I do it, I could easily do 500 or more. I use Outlook to send billing and stuff the addresses fro every customer meeting the same criteria

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread Dennis Burgess
I would agree that there should be a cost effective system that can manage your customers, track tickets, and even help provision and redirect customers for payment. Without payments, well, we won't go there. The hard part is finding a software that does what you need it to do all of the time,

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread Matt Larsen - Lists
Mike, I did the same thing back in the dialup days - Excel, Access database, QuickBooks memorized transactions, etc etc.QuickBooks kept getting slower and we started to have problems with inconsistencies between all of the systems (people not getting billed, delinquent accounts that were

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread Gino Villarini
Platypus Sent from my Motorola Startac... On Aug 22, 2010, at 3:24 PM, Dennis Burgess dmburg...@linktechs.net wrote: I would agree that there should be a cost effective system that can manage your customers, track tickets, and even help provision and redirect customers for payment.

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread Mike Hammett
I use QuickBooks (the CC customers are auto billed through IP Pay) and manually add\adjust customers on the PPP user section of my MT boxes. Not as automated as I'd like, but other than folding and stuffing envelopes, only about a half hour a month for my current customer base. My goal was

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread Gino Villarini
Check platypus Sent from my Motorola Startac... On Aug 22, 2010, at 6:00 PM, Mike Hammett wispawirel...@ics-il.net wrote: I use QuickBooks (the CC customers are auto billed through IP Pay) and manually add\adjust customers on the PPP user section of my MT boxes. Not as automated as I'd

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread Mike Hammett
I'm looking to have something completely in place by the end of the year. Because of the issues Matt pointed out, I don't want to really add much more until it's automated. Well, after I rebuild a bunch of backhauls and turn a new network into a routed one, the backends are next on my list.

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread RickG
At my previous WISP in Florida, I had a billing system - what a pain! At my current WISP, I dont - life is great! I only accept credit cards. Best thing I ever did! On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 1:11 PM, Matt Larsen - Lists li...@manageisp.comwrote: Just a quick point here, because this is a key

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread tfadgen
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Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread David Sovereen
Have you looked at Platypus? Costs less, does more, scales big, and is a proven solution (I've been using for 13 years, since 1997). Dave On Aug 22, 2010 7:50 PM, tfad...@coastinet.com wrote: I have been using Quickbooks memorized transactions since 2001, I added a JFFNMS monitoring server in

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread Gino Villarini
+1 Gino A. Villarini g...@aeronetpr.com Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. 787.273.4143 From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of David Sovereen Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 8:07 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re:

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread Chuck Hogg
We use Platypus as well. The cost is well worth it, and is cheaper than most. $100/mth for up to 1,000 customers, $200/mth for 5000 customers. It integrates with IPPay flawlessly. It has the capability to do a lot of customizing. $2000 for a full 2 day training course, in your office if you

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread Robert West
That's a bit strong. Some of us operate on a shoestring budget and as long as we break even, it's all good! Bob- Also poor. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Matt Larsen - Lists Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 1:12 PM

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread Robert West
Not a damn thing wrong with that. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 3:13 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] Backend systems I bill around 200 invoices. I also have

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread Josh Luthman
Chuck - did you ever get an automated system for your network equipment? I thought you were working on something to do all that. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 9:45 PM, Chuck Hogg ch...@shelbybb.com wrote:

Re: [WISPA] strange firewall connection

2010-08-22 Thread Nick Olsen
Using my favorite whois service. One that hits blackloutus's Rwhois servers, the Org name I get back from them is Aloli LTD Running 'whois '208.64.123.177''... [Querying whois.arin.net] [Redirected to rwhois.blacklotus.net:4321] [Querying rwhois.blacklotus.net] [rwhois.blacklotus.net]

Re: [WISPA] strange firewall connection

2010-08-22 Thread RickG
*interesting. Your results a bit different. who.is says:* * * *# Query terms are ambiguous. The query is assumed to be: # n + 208.64.123.177 # # Use ? to get help. # # # The following results may also be obtained via: #

Re: [WISPA] strange firewall connection

2010-08-22 Thread Nick Olsen
Yup, I run mine on a linux box. By default, linux whois hits Arin, Or RIPE..etc. Then if the org has a private whois server it will hit it. Where everything else just hits arin and thats it. Notice how it hits both below. Running 'whois '208.64.123.177''... [Querying whois.arin.net]

Re: [WISPA] strange firewall connection

2010-08-22 Thread Ralph
Works nicely. Care to share the script? Ralph Brightlan.net From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Nick Olsen Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 10:37 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] strange firewall connection Yup, I run mine on a

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread Ralph
Gee Matt- I question whether I should be in this business every day! But not because of our billing system. Our billing system works great. Authorize.net and credit card payments. The entire network is a giant hotspot. I think we may have 3 manual bills and those are done by Email. Of course I

Re: [WISPA] strange firewall connection

2010-08-22 Thread Nick Olsen
Sure, A friend of mine wrote it, So YMMV. 2 files, Pretty simple. http://whois.141networks.com/scripts.zip Nick Olsen Network Operations (321) 205-1100 x106 From: Ralph ralphli...@bsrg.org Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 10:51 PM To: WISPA General List

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-08-22 Thread Mark Dueck
I too have been working on putting up a billing system for over a year now. I have a working VM from Freeside, but it really seems like it's not a full install. I can't get anything to really work in it, or maybe it's just that there's no documentation and I don't know how to get it working.