[MLB-WIRELESS] Dedicated AP hardware vs PC + card

[Mick]

If anyone is interested I have a cisco/aironet BR-500 Bridge for sale.

I am asking $1000 for it.

----- Original Message -----
From: <mikeamp at iinet.net.au>
To: <melbwireless at melbwireless.dyndns.org>
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 12:04 AM
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Dedicated AP hardware vs PC + card


> Hi Joe,
>
> I went to an Alloy product launch last night, and had a look at the
> WL1000 wireless access point. (www.alloy.com.au)
>
> This unit look the biz. There is a little clip at the bottom that opens,
> and underneath are the antenna plugs, so theoretically you could pull the
> uni out of its enclosure, pole mount it in a weatherproof/shielded box,
> next to your antenna, and run cat5 + 12v to it.
>
> This would be good because cable loss would be minimised.
>
> I havent used them yet, but, I am getting some loan units soon.
>
> Good luck.
>
> -Mike N
> -McPherson Street, MENORA, WA
> -http://mikeamp.testikles.org/
>
> >
> >
> > Opinions time:
> >
> > What is better, getting a dedicated piece of hardware for an Access
> point (Apple
> > Airport?) or setting up a PC (In this case, an old digital laptop
> picked up from
> > auction (260$, wot a bargain!) with a wireless card + normal network
> card in the
> > PCMCIA slots).
> >
> > Price is not really an issue, but as my node will be the centre of a
> star
> > topography type wireless LAN, the thing will have to be running 24/7
> and be
> > reliable so Im thinking that a  wireless router would be better than a
> PC (Less
> > muckin around with installing and maintain linux/windoze software, less
> sadness
> > when lighting strikes cooks what's on the end of the wire). I must
> admit Im
> > tempted to buy a wireless router for the 'toy' value alone.
> >
> > So, whose had experience with wireless routers? What have you got and
> how hard
> > was it to plonk an antenna on it? Was it worth the extra  bucks? Am I
> correct in
> > calling these things wireless routers? :)
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Joe Parry
> >
> > PS: Saw this on Toms Hardware
> > (http://www4.tomshardware.com/technews/technews-20011024.html#0621)
> Does anyone
> > know if these products are available in Aus? The Wireless Cable/DSL
> Router looks
> > most tasty.
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> >    Belkin Puts Out Five New Wireless Networking
> Gadgets
> >
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> >         Wireless  home  networking, despite its price tag, lets you
> hook up all of your computing
> >         devices  without  the negative effect that punching holes in
> walls and running cables can
> >         produce  in  your  landlord.  Belkin's efforts to keep you from
> getting evicted include a
> >         slew  of new 802.11b-compliant wireless devices that will begin
> shipping in North America
> >         next  month. Belkin says its line of products offers 11Mbps
> data transfer rates, data and
> >         network  security with 64/128-bit WEP data encryption, and its
> own Belkin SOHO Networking
> >         Software. The Belkin 11Mbps Wireless Access Point, priced at
> $179.99, gives you a command
> >         point for hooking up your devices. The Belkin 11Mbps Wireless
> Cable/DSL Router, priced at
> >         $229.99,  has  an  integrated  3-port  10/100 Base-T Ethernet
> switch and an NAT firewall.
> >         Features  include  IP-Sec pass-thru, to let you use Virtual
> Private Networking (VPN), and
> >         DMZ hosting, which lets you place computers outside of the
> firewall for online gaming and
> >         the  like.  The  Belkin  11Mbps  Wireless Universal Serial Bus
> (USB) Adapter, which costs
> >         $99.99,  lets  you  hook  computers  up  to the network without
> cracking open the case or
> >         wasting  a  PCI slot. Last but not least, Belkin is pitching
> two add-in cards: the Belkin
> >         11Mbps  Wireless  Notebook  Card  ($99.99)  for notebook
> computers, and the Belkin 11Mbps
> >         Wireless  Desktop  PCI  Network Adapter Card ($39.99). While
> I'm generally against cutesy
> >         names for computer products, such utilitarian product names
> seem a tad uncreative.
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