anoclon
join:2004-10-12
Guatemala | reply to anoclon
Re: Remember "3 town wisp setup" ?
I switched radios the past weekend and throughput was basically the same. At least I proved to myself that D-link radios can "almost" make it at a 4.5 mile link. I guess I'm gonna have to use a better radio to increase throughput. |
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totalaccess
Premium
join:2002-10-04
Elgin, TX
| What did you replace it with, another Dlink ? I would suggest a better AP like a Universal Access Point by »wirelessworlds.com , or AirMatrix at »defactowireless.com and quit using the cheapest stuff one can find on the planet for your base stations.
Here in an insert from Defacto on their product.
Powered by our unique software, AirMatrix Home includes such abilities as; software selectable 2.4, 5.3 or 5.8GHz, Bridging, Routing, DHCP server, NAT, Access Control, and tons of other features which will keep you set apart from the competition. Providing real-life speeds from 3 to 35Mbps and greater, AirMatrix Home is a perfect solution to provide reliable broadband connections to your customers.
Again I highly recommend getting away from the $29-79 dollar base stations. The old saying you get what you paid for is really true about WISP base stations in my experience.
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nboxmedia
join:2004-07-10
Mount Olive, NC
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Proper engineering is the key. Just because you can do it doesn't mean it's the proper way. The radios I have right now are only 80 mW (19 dB) and I can achieve up to a 12 mile link with them no problem, while maintaining a good SNR and fade margin. |
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anoclon
join:2004-10-12
Guatemala
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I'm about to do some other tests using sane D-Link equipment (silly me). A couple of months before I had this new tower, when I was looking for the right place to put it, I remember downloading a big file from the internet at a 60Kbps transfer rate in another location 8 miles away from my base station and using same D-Link DWL-G520 pci wireless adapter. I'll go to the same spot this coming weekend and do the downloading test again. I'll keep you all posted. |
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anoclon
join:2004-10-12
Guatemala
| I did the tests this past weekend, 8 miles away from my pop I got better throughput than I got 4.5 miles away where my other tower is, even when signal strength and quality are basically the same (74% or 75%), throughput turned to be about double (about 120 Kbps). |
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anoclon
join:2004-10-12
Guatemala
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Just for the record: I added an amplifier on my tower number 2, thinking that maybe the throughput was too low because signal strength and quality were very low too (74% or 75%). With this amplifier my signal strength and quality got to 86%. Even so, throughput was basically the same; about 140Kbps. |
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John Galt
Forward, March
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp
 ·CenturyLink
| said by anoclon  :Just for the record... Thanks for keeping us posted on how your project is coming along.
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anoclon
join:2004-10-12
Guatemala | Thanks john, your opinion is very important to me. I'd like you to reply to this new topic of mine:
»Amplifiers of 1 and 2 watts. |
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