Re: Cringley's bridge
"Alon K" <[email protected]>
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Hi, Can someone help me to unsubscribe? Thanks, A >From: Sean Lazar <[email protected]> >To: DaveC <[email protected]> >CC: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [BAWUG] Cringley's bridge >Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 17:39:23 -0700 > >You've stumped me now... is this the article you're referring to? >http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20010628.html This article >was written in 2001, before Apple Airport Extreme was sold. So this >leaves out using WDS with Apple Airport Extreme. He must have used >KarlNet firmware. He mentions Doug Karl in the article. You need to >get KarlNet software from www.karlnet.com. This will enable these >devices to act as a point to point bridge, I am almost sure of it. >You will also need to get the mentioned "Apple G-4 internal antenna >cables that matched the custom Airport coax connector" which is >really a pigtail with the special Apple connector (help me guys, >what's the name???). Of course you will have to take apart your base >stations. Put them in outdoor NEMA grey boxes and hack up some POE >while you're at it. Do I win a scooby snack? > >Cheers, >Sean Lazar > >Below is an excerpt from the KarlNet knowlegdebase: > >What hardware can be loaded with KarlNet software? >Category General >Sub-Category General-Hardware >Instructions Company Model Number >Alvarion Breezenet AP DS.11b - (Must be in force reload mode to >function. >Apple Airport (not Airport Extreme) >Avaya AP-1 >Avaya AP-2 >Bromax WS-300 >Buffalo WLI-T1-S11G (make sure it is the unit without an external >antenna) >Hawking WA-300 >KarlNet POGO >KarlNet KN-50 >KarlNet KN-100/200 >Linksys WET-11 (Not Cisco Herme I version) >Lucent AP-500 >Lucent AP-1000 >Lucent RG-1000 >Lucent RG-1100 >Soekris 4511 >Teletronics EZBridge >Teletronics I-EZBridge > >Many Vendors such as Dell, Sony and Compaq private brand some of the >Avaya/Lucent products. Please check with Vendor/Manufacture for >compliance with original product! > >DaveC wrote: > >>I'm trying to get a remote AP's signal into my laptop. I've >>addressed different possibilities in various threads in this list. >> >>I am confused about something (well, actually about many things, >>but...). Bob Cringley made wireless fame by describing in his >>column how he accomplished what I am attempting by using two >>AirPort base stations and a couple of home-built hi-gain antennas. >> >>Regardless what you think about the extent of BC's claims, I am >>confused about the basic premise. I thought two base stations won't >>talk to each other. I thought that if you want to make a link >>(bridge) between two points, you have two choices: >> >> - use a hi-gain antenna on a base station and a hi-gain antenna >>cabled directly to the remote computer's wireless card >> >> - use two wireless bridge/routers with hi-gain antennas >> >>Could someone help me at least get the premise straight? Can two >>base stations be used to connect remote segments of a network? I >>presume that Cringley had some level of success with this >>configuration. >> >>I know that buying and implementing bridges will do the job, but I >>want to know if using two *base stations* (which I actually own) >>will work. >> >>What about BC's bridge? >> >>Thanks, >>Dave >>_______________________________________________ >>BAWUG's general wireless chat mailing list >>[unsubscribe] http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> >_______________________________________________ >BAWUG's general wireless chat mailing list >[unsubscribe] http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ---------- STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* _______________________________________________ BAWUG's general wireless chat mailing list [unsubscribe] http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless