[MLB-WIRELESS] [Fwd: Re: Linux ad-hoc wireless usb router enclosed cantenna]

[Drew]

May be an alternative to running long lengths of LMR-400 in order to get 
IBSS mode up on a mast.

-D

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Linux ad-hoc wireless usb router enclosed cantenna
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 12:24:59 -0800
From: "Steven Boger" <sboger at hotmail.com>
To: drew at wirelessanarchy.com



no secrets.... the newest linux-wlan-ng supports it out of the box.... its a 
custom compile requiring a configured kernel source, and it isnt compatible 
with the current set of wireless tools (it comes with its own wireless 
tools) or the auto-usb redhat routines...

but its solid.... been running it daily on a 24/7 connected system... neat 
thing is, it's a damn small board inside the plastic... with a STANDARD MMCX 
antenna connector on it....

-S



>From: Drew 
>To: sboger at hotmail.com
>Subject: Re: Linux ad-hoc wireless usb router enclosed cantenna
>Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 11:51:44 -0800
>
>Care to give details?
>
>-Drew
>
>Scott Bradford wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>There was a very interesting post earlier today that may have been
>>missed by the general public. Steven Boger is running a WUBS in Linux
>>red hat.   For those that remember, I have been working on using a
>>WEBS as a true ad-hoc access point.  It was  kind written off because
>>it depends on sub which has been windows based up until now.  Here is
>>where we stand now.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>The cantenna has been a great discovery. The WUSB11 is very small
>>inside it's case.  I have been building Cantennas out of 4" pvc with
>>pretty good success. The Wusb is small enough that it could be built
>>into the back of my PVC cantenna. The WUSB uses an MMCX connector.
>>Pigtails are usually 12" to 19" which is plent long to reach the N
>>connector on the cantenna.    I have built and testes USB over
>>ethernet Up to 25 feet and ALMOST worked at 50 feet.  I have a powered
>>usb extender that I haven't tested yet, but I suspect that it will
>>push it through to the 50 mark.  USB/Lan down to your computer and you
>>are set. No LMR-400,  No waterproof boxes, minimal wind loading, and
>>the best part, the ENTIRE thing costs far under $150. You now have a
>>cantenna that runs true ad-hoc or infrastructure,  not the flakey
>>proprietary bridging that the wap11 does.  And now, for you
>>Anti-windows people, it will work for Red Hat.  You will have to ask
>>Steven for the details on the linux stuff.  We have already been
>>discussing using it as a router point
>>
>>
>>
>>-Scott





--
To unsubscribe, send mail to minordomo at wireless.org.au with a subject of 'unsubscribe melbwireless'  
Archive at: http://www.wireless.org.au/cgi-bin/minorweb.pl?A=LIST&L=melbwireless
IRC at: au.austnet.org #melb-wireless