[ale] Wireless?

[Byron A Jeff]

> 
> I am using 2 of Nokia's A020 Wireless LAN Access points to span a distance
> of about 350ft between two LANs and get T1 speed for a fraction of the cost.
> Last time I checked they were $749 a piece.
> They are easy to configure...have a built in DHCP server, are OS independent
> (it's just a bridge), and do DNS forwarding if necessary.
> For the price...it's the best out there. I think you can purchase a firmware
> upgrade kit for $99 that will bump them up to 11Mbps. I haven't looked into
> this as I usually average 1.7Mbps.
> 
> Jonathan Rickman

Considering the price I'd certainly take a look at the PC Card solutions
first. Webgear Aviator 2.4's have good Linux support (Not sure about the new
AviatorPro line though) and supposedly has that 500 foot range. 

Lucent Wavelan's have the ability to attach to an external antenna and
will definitely cover that range. Take a look at http://www.hyperlink.cc
for external antennas

BAJ
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert L. Harris
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Sent: 6/13/00 12:18 AM
> Subject: [ale] Wireless?
> 
> 
> 
> I've been doing some free work for a local charter school to help them
> get closer to the technology curve.  We now have a working proxy server
> and a samba fileserver is next.
> 
> At any rate they need to network a number of buildings separated 
> by hard concrete.  The district is pushing for suspending fibre
> overland with the power/phone lines.  I'm thinking wireless.  I've got
> about 500" of clear line of sight to go.  Any good solutions?
> Preferably
> as cheap as possible.  Backing it with a linux box is also a good
> thing if it helps.
> 
> 
> Thoughts?
>   Robert
> 
> 
> 
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