[MLB-WIRELESS] US Robotics 22mb APs compared to the D-Link (IMHO)

[Andy Freeman]

Great detective work Cameron!

I'll chase it further and see if I can get a better price.
(we buy lots of things from Alloy so I hope our price is a good one)

Andy.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au
[mailto:owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au] On Behalf Of Cameron
Sent: Saturday, 10 August 2002 12:03 PM
To: melbwireless at wireless.org.au
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] US Robotics 22mb APs compared to the D-Link
(IMHO)

I could be wrong, but these are either the same thing or very close to
it.
They seem to be made by the Global Sun Tech, re badged and sold in
Australia by the Alloy. Also Alloy say on the link bellow they'll have a
model with a SMA connector late August.
http://www.globalsuntech.com/solution/ieee80211/22mbps_platsolution.htm
http://www.alloy.com.au/products/GL2422APS.htm

This company also seems to sell them http://www.eusso.com (site
unreachable at the time of writing this), their site has a lot more
information, as well as firmware upgrades and a program for talking to
AP
for download.
I thought I should post this because if they are the same thing it could
save everyone some money, as you'll notice Alloy sell them for $317 Ex
GST, their dealer price is below $300 if I remember right, so you might
be
able to work out a bulk buy with them.
Cameron

-- 
Cameron
cbpd at positron.com.au
Node FJE

>
> I just had a look at the D-Link access points and the most obvious
> differences are that the D-Link has a lower transmit power and doesn't
> appear to support point to multipoint.
>
> The Dlink supports infrastructure more and client mode only.
>
> The US Robotics AP supports both of those modes and point to
multipoint
> (which we need on our latest hop)
>
> Problem:
>
> Using D-link 22mb APs
>
> (cli-mode)           (inf-mode)               (cli-mode)
>   Jack --------------- Mary                    Jane
>                         |                        |
>                         |                        |
>                         |                        |
>                         |                        |
>                        Bill ------------------- Fred
>                     (need 2 APs)             (need 2 APs)
>
>                  (one cli one inf)         (one cli one inf)
>
> So with the D-Link Jack would only see Jane and Fred if Bill and Fred
> ran two access points (or a client and an access point) and also ran a
> router behind the access points.
>
>
>
> But if we are using the US Robotics 22mb APs
>
> (mult-mode)         (mult-mode)              (mult-mode)
>   Jack --------------- Mary                    Jane
>                         |                        |
>                         |                        |
>                         |                        |
>                         |                        |
>                        Bill ------------------- Fred
>                    (mult-mode)               (mult-mode)
>
>
>
> Then everyone can see everyone with out the extra routers and client
> adaptors.
>
>
> We have had this working well using the A032 Nokia access points but
> they are at least twice the price of the US Robotics APs that are on
> TIB.
>
> http://www.kawasaki.kz/wireless/22mb/
>
>
>
> Andy.
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> [snip]
>
> Why bother importing them when you can get the new D-Link 22Mbit AP's
> locally cheaper ..
>
> [snip]
>
>
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