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#266928 - 10/10/2005 12:45 802.11a
pca
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Registered: 20/07/1999
Posts: 1102
Loc: UK
hi.

I'm looking for a couple of low-cost 802.11a access points that can be bridged together, preferably with one of the so-called 'turbo' modes to give 108Mbps. It explicitly has to be 802.11a because I don't want it on 2.4GHz. I'm aware that the throughput of these things is only anywhere near the rated level when the things are practically in the same room, but in this application it shouldn't be a problem. Very short range, line of sight stuff only, with no obstructions.

I say what it was for, but then I'd have to shoot myself (as an obvious security risk) so I won't

pca
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#266929 - 10/10/2005 15:35 Re: 802.11a [Re: pca]
matthew_k
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Registered: 12/02/2002
Posts: 2298
Loc: Berkeley, California
I've got a netgear one I'm not using if you'd like it. I really did enjoy getting out of the 2.4ghz range, but unfortunatly the powerbook won't work with it and I've moved to a place where my router is the only one around. I'd be happy to cover five or ten bucks in shipping, I'll have to see how heavy the thing is.

By bridged together do you mean the standard "run ethernet between them" or a WDS kind of thing?

Matthew

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#266930 - 10/10/2005 18:46 Re: 802.11a [Re: matthew_k]
pca
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Registered: 20/07/1999
Posts: 1102
Loc: UK
I want to go in one end as ethernet and come out the other end as ethernet, with happy no-wires space between a and b. Most access points will allow this as far as I know, although persuading them to do it can be interestingly annoying.

Which model is the one you have? I would certainly be interested, thanks.

pca
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#266931 - 11/10/2005 00:30 Re: 802.11a [Re: pca]
caseyse
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Registered: 07/10/2000
Posts: 112
Loc: CA, USA
Quote:
I'm aware that the throughput of these things is only anywhere near the rated level when the things are practically in the same room, but in this application it shouldn't be a problem.


I'm also a big fan of 802.11a. Look for devices having Atheros' second generation chipset, as this corrected the performance issues (i.e., turbo mode). Most devices released over the past 24-30 months should have the new chipset. Add'l information: http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sections-article46-page1.php

- Sean

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#266932 - 12/10/2005 00:47 Re: 802.11a [Re: pca]
SuperQ
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Registered: 13/06/2000
Posts: 429
Loc: Berlin, DE
I havn't found anything cheap, but I was just about to order up a pair of DWL-7100AP devices soon to link my apartment with a friend's.
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