Lookout, the list is cranking

[Robert Hart - Air-Stream Wireless]

Hi Imram,

We are using 8011b for client connection (still the best for 
distance/speed ) and 802.11a for backbones as they can't be used in 
multi-point applications requiring a bit of work to adjust ACK time-outs 
http://www.air-stream.org/ACK_Timeouts but that do give up +1.2 to1.6M 
Bytes/sec so well worth the effort :-)

As we use multiple wireless interfaces dedicated to each purpose, 
consequently the boards we require multiple PCIs so a standard PC is 
very popular or WRAP boards depending on the installation. Consequently 
the main OS is FreeBSD with Zebra to run BGP for routing.  We find 
FreeBSD support the wireless cards the best.

Nevertheless there are a few embed devices around using OpenWRT either 
the Linksys WRT54s or the R100s we have one site that runs three R100s 
and a WRAP connected together by a switch, so I guess you could call 
this a Hybrid.

As for 802.11n we had two WRT300n routers donated by Linksys 
http://www.air-stream.org.au/wrt300n_review .  It would seem 802.11n has 
a lot of potential unfortunately there are not open source drivers 
available, equally no bridged ethernet clients, so we have come to a 
brick wall with that project.   Nevetheless we are planning to do some 
outdoor distance tests as soon as a I find time to build some 
directional prototype antennas and money for some pci cards which means 
tests will be in MS or OSX as they are  only drivers  :-P

Cheers

Robert


Imran K wrote:
> Hey dudes,
>
> Speaking of slow lists, got samba running on my WRT54GL with DD-WRT 
> and the SDCARD Hardware Mod.
>
> Pretty cool.
>
> Yet to find a real use for it (logfiles?)
>
>
> What hardware do most of you guys deal with?
>
> routerboard+routerOS
> soekris/WRAP+monowall/pfsense
> other?
>
>
> Also, any good 802.11n / pre N cards with either promisc or 11a support?
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>