Conversation with John from MikroTik at Broadband Wireless World Las Vegas in 2005...
Me: How many clients can you support on a single AP with a 20MHz channel, etc... John: The maximum configurable station count is 2007. Me: Yes, but how many does it _actually_ support? John: 2007. Me: Have you ever tested that? John: No. Me: How do I find out how many it will actually support? John: You should buy 2000 stations and see how it works. *sigh* -Kristian On 02/03/2017 11:50 AM, Dennis Burgess wrote: > Don't believe anything any vendor says, if they say 100 users, make sure of > that. Etc. > > > Dennis Burgess - Network Solution Engineer - Consultant > MikroTik Certified Trainer/Consultant - MTCNA, MTCRE, MTCWE, MTCTCE, MTCINE > > For Wireless Hardware/Routers visit www.linktechs.net > Radio Frequiency Coverages: www.towercoverage.com > Office: 314-735-0270 > E-Mail: [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Stuart Pierce > Sent: Friday, February 3, 2017 1:23 PM > To: WISPA General List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Looking for startup suggestions > > Penny wise pound foolish. > > Yes don't get caught up in the holy grail of wireless hype. > > On Fri, February 3, 2017 1:20 pm, Jay Weekley wrote: >> Or that. Or get caught up in bleeding edge, "holy grail" sales hype. >> >> >> Don Spaulding wrote: >> >>> Similarly, don't choose a product line just because it's expensive. >>> >>> >>> On Feb 2, 2017 7:48 PM, "Jay Weekley" <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Don't choose a product line just because it's cheap. >>> >>> >>> Chadwick Wachs wrote: >>> >>>> We are a small co-op WISP and one of our goals was to publicly >>>> document what we do. For some basic beginning info, take a look at: >>>> http://www.auwireless.net/blog/ <http://www.auwireless.net/blog/> >>>> >>>> >>>> This is not to say this is the model or even the right way to >>>> >>> start a >>>> WISP. It is simply what we did. Some of it works, some of it was a >>>> mistake. One of our future challenges we will face is we built a >>>> fairly flat network. That works fine when we are small but as we >>> grow, >>>> it is not going to scale with us. Think about where you want to >>> grow >>>> and don't box yourself in with hardware or topology decisions >>> early on >>>> that you will regret. But, don't over spend early on. Much of this >>>> stuff is cheap enough to "upgrade" after a year or so. >>>> >>>> Choose your RF vendor wisely... We field tested 5 different >>>> >>> vendors in >>>> our RF environment before choosing one that worked for us and was in >>>> our budget. Don't let someone else tell you which is the best >>> hardware >>>> because that is what they use. It may be great advice but I suggest >>>> testing. Most vendors or good suppliers will provide some demo gear >>>> for this purpose. >>>> >>>> This mailing list has been great to us for help. Use the >>>> >>> community and >>>> forum pages on the vendor sites as well. And, I'd strongly suggest >>>> finding yourself a supplier you can trust and that will help you >>> make >>>> good decisions. Our supplier has run WISPs of varying size for >>> decades >>>> and has made a some mistakes as well as good decisions and is not >>>> embarrassed to share and advise us. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 3:42 PM, Mark Limehouse >>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> >>> <mailto:[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: >>> >>>> I am at the discovery and the beginning of research to start a WISP >>>> within my state (Wisconsin). My focus is to make this >>>> >>> into a >>>> solid business model that I can build and expand eventually. >>> I am >>> >>>> taking my time I want to do this right and address all potential >>>> pitfalls or "gotchas" that may be known from a technology and >>>> provider standpoint. Would anyone be kind enough to offer up >>> their >>>> suggestions or direct me to where I can obtain this kind of >>> detail? >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance! >>>> >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wireless mailing list >>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> >>> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> >>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>> >>> <http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless> >>> >>>> <http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>> >>> <http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> ____________________________ >>>> AU Wireless (Golden Wireless) >>>> www.AUwireless.net <http://www.AUwireless.net> >>> <http://www.auwireless.net/> >>> >>>> _Facebook >>>> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/AU-Wireless-1630781100539377/ >>> <https://www.facebook.com/AU-Wireless-1630781100539377/>>_ | >>> >>>> @auwirelessnet <https://twitter.com/AUWirelessNet >>>> >>> <https://twitter.com/AUWirelessNet>> >>> >>>> Recommend us on Nextdoor.com >>>> <https://nextdoor.com/pages/au-wireless-golden-co/recommend/ >>>> >>> <https://nextdoor.com/pages/au-wireless-golden-co/recommend/>> >>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wireless mailing list >>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>> >>> <http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless> >>> >>>> >>>> No virus found in this message. >>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> >>>> >>> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature >>> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature>> >>> >>>> Version: 2016.0.7998 / Virus Database: 4756/13884 - Release >>>> >>> Date: 02/02/17 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wireless mailing list >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> <http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wireless mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> >>> >>> No virus found in this message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature> >>> Version: 2016.0.7998 / Virus Database: 4756/13884 - Release Date: >>> 02/02/17 >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wireless mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
