I haven't used this stuff but I've been researching it and have contacted the companies. One is some ready-made two radio (2.4ghz for clients, 5ghz for backhaul) mesh hardware from Wiligear http://www.wiligear.com/?q=products/mesh/wbd-212 which still requires to you package it up (enclosure, antennas, poe) and another possibility in the future is a single radio option http://open-mesh.com/ . Their web site only shows low end consumer hardware but they are working on a firmware for the Picostation2 HP to be available "soon" so this one isn't available just yet. They don't foresee support for the NS2 because it doesn't have enough memory. One more option which is the most plug and play of the alternatives I know of is http://www.kalpeshwireless.com/ . You can buy the NS2s from them with their firmware preloaded or load it yourself if you already have the hardware. You can manage the whole network through the web (their servers). This is available immediately. I will be trying this last option myself in the near future.
Greg On Feb 17, 2009, at 12:43 AM, Scott Vander Dussen wrote: > Looking to deploy a small mesh network downtown in a small city just > for kicks. Low budget ($4k for ~10 nodes) - just want to get my > feet wet and have some fun. > > I'd charge for the service if it was easy enough to do and it worked > good enough to justify a cost, otherwise free. Was hoping there is > was a turn-key solution (PLEASE don't suggest Mikrotik - I could ask > for a recommendation on how to remove chest hair and someone will > mention MT). Anyhow, turn-key like Meraki advertises would be > cool. How about the Pico2HP - is there a firmware that works on > those that could mesh? Very new to mesh - thanks in advance. > > `S > > PS- Please don't hijack the thread defending how great MT is and how > it can save the world etc.. not bashing, just want plug+play which ! > = MT. (: > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
