[ncolug] Re: Wireless router - your suggestion

  • From: tech4u <techconsultant4u@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 18:20:31 -0400

Why not try a powered patch panel.

Cory
On 5/28/13 5:15 PM, Chuck wrote:
It's an Enterasys <http://www.enterasys.com/> model BL-69524ENT <https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.enterasys.com/company/literature/poe-69000-ds.pdf&sa=U&ei=ch2lUdGbOoHJygHqooC4BQ&ved=0CAcQFjAA&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNFLrGO6H0F4WiEw2Ykak3YN3eCbrQ>. I knew next-to nothing about it when I bought it; I did know that it was going to cost me $60. Now all I need is a nice 242-port switch to hang behind it. (As it stands, I have a mix of small un-managed throw away switches just waiting for a lightning strike to give me an excuse for upgrade... But they will meet my needs for now.)




On Tue, 2013-05-28 at 16:33 -0400, M. Knisely wrote:
That's the route I was looking at going. I've got several good 24 or 48 port switches. I really don't need a new switch. What is the injector you got?

Mike K.

On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 4:30 PM, Chuck <cstickelman@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:cstickelman@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:

    Give up on looking for a switch, and instead try to find a multi-port
    mid-span injector.  I bought one on e-bay for $60 earlier this
    year.  My
    tests show that 23/24 ports are providing poser, and that the unit is
    manageable, so it seems like a good deal.  The only bummer is that I
    will need to get a bunch of 2-inch long patch cables to go from my
    switch to the injector! :) (Not really.  I am joking.  Poking fun
    at a
change-resistant IT company that had dozens of such patch cables...)


    On Tue, 2013-05-28 at 16:19 -0400, M. Knisely wrote:
    > In my office I have about 160 ports available... 0 are powered.  I
    > still haven't found a value positioned powered switch that I'm
    willing
    > to run in my home network.  Anyone have a suggestion?
    >
    >
    > Mike K.
    >
    >
    > On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Chuck <cstickelman@xxxxxxxxxx
    <mailto:cstickelman@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
    >         I agree with the "When possible, hard wire" mentality.
     I was
    >         just
    >         thinking about how many things would benefits from
    networking
    >         and
    >         POE/POE+, and I believe that there are only a few
    devices in
    >         the average
    >         household that absolutely need 110V AC power.
    >
    >
    >         On Tue, 2013-05-28 at 16:00 -0400, M. Knisely wrote:
    >         > I've got the 2.4Ghz only version of this:
    >         > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0028ACYEK
    >         >
    >         >
    >         >
    >         > I love it.  It runs DD-WRT from the factory so it's got
    >         every bell and
    >         > whistle you could want.... oh, and it's gigabit on
    the wired
    >         side.
    >         >
    >         >
    >         > The big thing to remember when you're putting in
    wireless is
    >         to look
    >         > at the channels that the other APs in your area are
    set to.
    >          Also
    >         > recall that when your wireless, in the 2.4Ghz range,
    is set
    >         to a
    >         > particular channel, it will bleed over 1.5 channels in
    >         either
    >         > direction.  For example, an AP on channel 6 will overlap
    >         half the
    >         > channel range of 4, all of 5, all of 6, all of 7 and
    half of
    >         8.  This
    >         > is why we say that the "useable" channels in the US
    are 1,
    >         6, and 11.
    >         >
    >         >
    >         > So, do your homework and assign your channels
    >         appropriately.  That
    >         > will significantly increase your overall throughput
    on the
    >         wireless.
    >         >  When possible, hard wire.
    >         >
    >         >
    >         > Mike K.
    >         >
    >         >
    >         > Mike K.
    >         >
    >         >
    >         >
    >         >
    >         >
    >         >
    >         > On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 3:47 PM, Kory Pounds
    >         <kory.pounds@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:kory.pounds@xxxxxxxxx>>
    >         > wrote:
    >         >         Everyone,
    >         >
    >         >
    >         >         In a couple months I may be moving into a place
    >         in-town. I
    >         >         will need a new Wireless Router and I need your
    >         suggestions.
    >         >         There will be residences around me in this
    area with
    >         many
    >         >         wireless devices of different types. What do you
    >         suggest for a
    >         >         dependable wireless router with:
    >         >
    >         >
    >         >         1. Dual band, 2.4 and 5.0. My laptop is dual-band
    >         for one
    >         >         thing.
    >         >
    >         >         2. typical 4 ethernet ports
    >         >
    >         >         3. USB port for universal access to common files
    >         >
    >         >         4. simple network capabilities
    >         >
    >         >         5. Encryption is mandatory. packets will be
    easy to
    >         sniff but
    >         >         with data streams encrypted, the neighbors
    will not
    >         be able to
    >         >         do anything with it. Minimum WPA2, etc. Don't
    let it
    >         slow
    >         >         wireless connection down too much with this.
    >         >
    >         >         6. ability to not interfere/hiccup with other
    >         wireless
    >         >         activity nearby
    >         >
    >         >         7. signal strength/range in house
    >         >
    >         >         8. dependability - not fail after a few
    months and
    >         stuff
    >         >
    >         >         9. support/help from manufacturer
    >         >
    >         >
    >         >
    >         >         What other features are critical to you?
    >         >
    >         >
    >         >         So what do you suggest?
    >         >
    >         >
    >         >         Kory
    >         >
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