I don't think this is necessarily true, many of the consumer grade AP's run derivitives - and they offer some incredibly rich feature sets for a prices that can be well below $100 - the linksys WRT54 being a perfect example. Bandwidth shaping at the CPE end tho, would be a dream come true - that and something affordable operating in the 5.8 Ghz range - compatible with alvarion BreezeAccess VL base stations :)
Colin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Genovesi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 12:12 AM Subject: Re: [smartBridges] OpenSource smartBridges?? > > >If the smartBridges ran linux, the CPE's could act as routers/nat rather > >then just bridges. Bandwidth shaping could be implemented right in the > >CPE's and AP's, you could firewall off evil ports(135) right at the > >cpe. It would be so nice to have those features. > > Ummmm ... what about the name "smartBRIDGES" ? > > Yes, I would love to see these features as well, however I would have to > admit concern > that such features might drive the price of the product up and we'd lose > the cost-effective > CPE device that we have now. > > > If you are looking for wireless CPE with full-blown linux router capability > check out the Teletronics i-CPE. > > > > > -Rob > > > > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
