[MLB-WIRELESS] Re: DWL-900AP and Linux

[Luke Schapel]

Adam

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wireless-admin at lists.samba.org
> [mailto:wireless-admin at lists.samba.org]On Behalf Of Adam Smith
> Sent: Wednesday, 27 November 2002 15:07
> To: Jim Carter; wireless at lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Re: DWL-900AP and Linux
> 
> 
> Comments in-line
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Carter" <jimc at math.ucla.edu>
> To: <wireless at lists.samba.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 2:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Re: DWL-900AP and Linux
> > The factory firmware has a little web server which, beside 
> configuring the
> > AP, can accept a file of new firmware and flash it for you. 
>  (Of course
> > there's basic authentication and it will only take commands 
> from the wired
> > side.)  Once one had a reliable "distro" for the device, 
> that would be the
> > way to get it onto a new one. But it would have to work 
> right the first
> > time.
> 
> You would definatily have to hope :D
> 
> > As for the price, we paid US$100 for ours, equal to AUD 
> 160, so someone at
> > your end is making a generous profit.  Is it legal and 
> feasible for you
> > guys to order direct from the USA?  Or is there a 100% 
> customs duty or
> > something nasty like that?  Or are the channel assignments 
> different -- in
> > the USA we have channel 1 = 2.412 GHz up to 11 = 2.462 GHz, 
> but not 12, 13
> > or 14.
> 
> Well, legally here, the channels are the same, but we arn't 
> allowed to use
> channel 11 as it goes outside of the radio frequency set aside, or its
> limited to 200mW or something like that. Unless of course if 
> you have a
> carrier licence ;).

Hmmm... I beg to differ. In fact the ACA regulations pertaining to the
ISM band to which 802.11b occupies is a verbatim cut and paste of the
FCC regulations. The ACA, elsewhere on their site, even give reasons
for following the FCC rules. Ergo, _any_ FCC compliant 802.11b card
is OK in Australia.




  As for tha customs duty, i'm not too 
> sure, something to
> check up on, but i wouldn't think that it is...
> 
> Hell Fire
> Adam Smith
> 


Cheers

Luke Schapel