[SunRescue] need 802.11b wireless access point recommendations

[Christopher Byrne]

Bill,

I'm using the 802.11B product line from Addtron to great success. The
wireless access point can communicate with an other deivce using the same
wlanid, and if configured shared secret, the range i quite good (I have
tested it out to about 800 feet) and the wall penetration is excellent. I
was also surprised to note that it even had good communications through a
steel mesh reinforced glass sliding door and chain-link fence, items whih
usually mean death to radio signals.

I have used Addtron, Lucent, and Apple cards with this sytem quite
successfully, and even run the addtron cards under linux using the compaq
derived driver.

The one problem I had was with nearby cordless phone use. I have a multiband
(2.4 ghz and 900 mhz) cordless phone that seems to interfere with my wlan if
either base or handset is active within about 25 feet of the access point,
or a wireless card.

Oh and the best part is that the addtron access point is available for as
low as $300, which is about as cheap as I've seen.

P.S. It does have a serial port, but the configuration docs didn't say
anything about hooking up a modem, and I haven't tried.

-----Original Message-----
From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org]On
Behalf Of Bill Bradford
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 15:27
To: rescue at sunhelp.org
Subject: [SunRescue] need 802.11b wireless access point recommendations


I need recommendations on a *good* 802.11b wireless access point,
to be used between two houses (sitting next to each other, about 15 feet of
space between houses - all components of the network are within 200 feet of
each other).

I've used the Lucent/Orinoco RG-1000 residential gateway, but I think
there are too many walls in the way in this case for it to be effective.
Plus, I cant put an external "booster" antenna on it.  They've got their
AP-500 access point, but its $600!

I'm open to other brands, however.  I just need to be able to plug the
access point into the existing network swtich, and have it act as a
wireless bridge to the rest of the network.  Clients are a combination of
Lucent/Orinoco silver cards and one or two Apple Airport cards.

ANy suggestions?

Bill

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Bill Bradford
mrbill at mrbill.net
Austin, TX
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