Re: [WISPA] The nanostation thing....

2008-07-21 Thread Jon Langeler
nc > (i.e. share frequencies) like other systems do. By giving it the ability to > do that, you have an inexpensive hardware platform with $1 per AP > features. > > - Original Message - > From: "Charles Wyble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA

Re: [WISPA] The nanostation thing....

2008-07-21 Thread Charles Wyble
Doug Ratcliffe wrote: > But the control point would be at the tower, not remote. I know some WISPs > operate in remote areas, but this is more for a high density urban > deployment, similar to what you would use AirSpan or Alvarion for. > Right. Makes sense. I re read the original post. My a

Re: [WISPA] The nanostation thing....

2008-07-21 Thread Doug Ratcliffe
. By giving it the ability to do that, you have an inexpensive hardware platform with $1 per AP features. - Original Message - From: "Charles Wyble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 1:57 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] The n

Re: [WISPA] The nanostation thing....

2008-07-21 Thread Charles Wyble
>> Right. Madwifi ( http://madwifi.org/ ) is pretty good but having >> trouble keeping up with new Atheros models. >> > > MadWiFi is a sort of reverse engineering.Atheros knows how the chipsets > work and you can buy the documentation, raw code, the secrets of the HAL, > everything, by

Re: [WISPA] The nanostation thing....

2008-07-21 Thread reader
- Original Message - From: "Charles Wyble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] The nanostation thing > > Right. Madwifi ( http://madwifi.

Re: [WISPA] The nanostation thing....

2008-07-21 Thread Charles Wyble
Doug Ratcliffe wrote: > My thoughts on this I've even mentied on the Mikrotik forum a while ago were > to have a 2 part system: > > An outdoor wireless unit (like a Nanostation) that does nothing but act as a > raw wireless interface, that connects to a master station inside the tower > control

Re: [WISPA] The nanostation thing....

2008-07-21 Thread Doug Ratcliffe
; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 1:17 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] The nanostation thing > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> In short, it was to create a open source platform for WISP use. I >> called >> it WISP-OS.

Re: [WISPA] The nanostation thing....

2008-07-21 Thread Charles Wyble
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In short, it was to create a open source platform for WISP use. I called > it WISP-OS. All the functions of routing, firewalling, dhcp client and > server, and all the other networking functions are out there and > consistently being improved in the open source c

[WISPA] The nanostation thing....

2008-07-21 Thread reader
A year or two ago I had this idea that's related to our discussions... In short, it was to create a open source platform for WISP use. I called it WISP-OS. All the functions of routing, firewalling, dhcp client and server, and all the other networking functions are out there and consistentl