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From: James <wireless@×××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: gentoo as wlan-repeater...
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:49:50
Message-Id: loom.20111110T163942-802@post.gmane.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] gentoo as wlan-repeater... by Jens Reinemuth
1 Jens Reinemuth <jens <at> reinemuth.info> writes:
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4 > i currently live in an appartment that has a very lousy
5 > wlan-access-point for the people.
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7 OK. The most important issue is the power (watts) output
8 of the transmitter (and sensitivity) of the receiver.
9 You can hack together fantastic software, that will not
10 work well. Make sure that the hardware you select
11 works with the softare(gentoo), before making a final
12 purchase of hardware. Personally, I'd find out the maximum
13 power wattage of what is allowed in your country, and
14 go right up to the max allowed.
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16 An external antenna and a booster amplifier will really
17 make your AP usable. It's also a magnet for hackers, so
18 you really have to be on top of your (iptables) security
19 game. You have to research these issues and then
20 according to what hardware you find, what you can construct
21 outside of your unit and what the laws/rules are
22 for your (Rf_police) country. Here in the US, it's the
23 (FCC). Each country has their own Rf_police, some
24 do nothing and others are borderline criminal in
25 Rf spectrum enforcement.....
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27 Often the ISP's that dominate your local service market,
28 are rather ruthless in not allowing heavy traffic thru
29 your AP; so you have to assess the ferocity of your
30 local ISPs, imho.
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32 caveat emptor.
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35 hth,
36 James

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gentoo as wlan-repeater... Jens Reinemuth <jens@×××××××××.info>
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gentoo as wlan-repeater... Michael Mol <mikemol@×××××.com>