Re: Buffalo Wireless

["Mark Harrison" <Mark_Harrison_UK@xxxxxxx>]

> One day, the perfect system will be the right price hehe

Back in 1998 I paid =A33,500 for a wireless bridge and an access point=20
that only ran at 1-3Mb/sec (depending on atmospheric conditions.)

This was to connect a couple of almost-but-not-quite adjacent=20
buildings.

Compared to that, I see a 10-fold fall in price over 3 years ;-)

M.

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Des Gibbons" <des@f...> wrote:
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Timothy Morris [mailto:timothy.morris@xxxxxxx...]
> > Sent: 09 January 2001 19:17
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Buffalo Wireless
> >
> >
> > Des, trust me, there is nothing more frustrating than having
the=20
cards
> > without the antennae! I get pretty good coverage inside my house,
> > but I want
> > to be able to share my DSL connection with my brother's family=20
next door.
> > The PC cabinet blocks the signal to the extent that it falls back
> > to 1Mbit/s
> > at about ten feet at certain orientations.
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> I assume only one card would need an antenna, ie the non-mobile=20
one, and
> that would be suitable?
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> > I've just been to the web-site, and these cards look identical
to=20
the
> > Lucent/Orinoco cards, also sold under the Enterasys label - the
> > base models
> > with no encryption. If so, then you can always use on of their=20
antennae.
> > (?44 from www.commstore.com - or email chris@a...
> > (same company,
> > different domain) and tell him I sent you) You can tell if it the
> > same card,
> > it has a plastic cap on the end of the card which pulls off to=20
expose the
> > antenna connection.
> >
> > Looks like the price includes 64bit encryption, but I couldn't
> > find a CE or
> > Linux driver.
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> Nope, no sign of a CE or Linux driver, but as their downloads=20
section isn't
> working, I don't get a lot of enthusiasm for this company :/
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> From reading the FAQ, they mention 40-bit encryption (RC4 if that=20
means
> anything :)
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> The external antenna is available, just checked on jungle.com ?
64+vat here
> are the specs:
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> Polarization Method Horizontal and Vertical Polarizations;=20
Horizontal
> Polarization during transmission
> Connector Type Special coaxial connector included, cable is=20
included as well
> Frequency Range 2,412-2,497MHz , 11ch
> VSWR 1.5 or less with coaxial cable
> Antenna Gain Total gain 4dbi or more, including the cable loss
> Transmission Range (Goal) Increase in LOS 200 or more, 400% or more=20
using
> both sides
> Dimension 100 X 100 X 17 (mm)
> Weight 0.3 Kg.
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> Hmmm, this ios starting to get very expensive :)
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> ipaq plus pcmcia jacket plus 2 wifi cards plus antenna, hmmm, thats=20
about
> ?900 including the vat :/
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> One day, the perfect system will be the right price hehe
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> DesG