Date: 23 Feb 2002 21:23:59 +1130 From: "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> To: Pete Fritchman <petef@databits.net> Cc: John Reynolds <johnjen@reynoldsnet.org>, mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: recommendation not to purchase DWL-1000AP Message-ID: <1014458041.21745.4.camel@chowder.dons.net.au> In-Reply-To: <20020223040048.A42166@databits.net> References: <15479.20563.424313.788279@whale.home-net> <20020223040048.A42166@databits.net>
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On Sat, 2002-02-23 at 20:30, Pete Fritchman wrote: > | 1) you have a Windoze machine handy to configure the AP > > If you can manage to get the new firmware onto the AP, you can use > web-based configuration (but you'll need a windows machine to do > that...) No you don't.. The firmware upgrade for the AP is done using tftp. > | 2) you intend on hanging this AP off another D-link "all in one" router/natd > | boxes -OR- you intend on hanging it off a hub (not switch). > > I currently have it hanging off a switch right now with no problems. Same.. > | 3) you have lots of patience for very shotty setup software and manufacturers > | who put the wrong MAC address stickers on their hardware (not kidding). > > Yep, same here... I ended up getting the MAC address by looking at the > latest lease on the DHCP server after plugging the AP in. Hmm.. I didn't have a problem.. The Windows s/w found my AP with no problems and it's connected to a switch. You can configure it under FreeBSD using SNMP, and there is a project on sourceforge which can send magic packets to configure it without an IP. BTW on my network it automatically picked up a DHCP lease which made life easier.. --- Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au "The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from." -- Andrew Tanenbaum To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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