PCMCIA vs Bridge!

23 Feb 2005 2:24 AM

Ben

Hi,
Hi i am working on a project that lets wireless computers talk in an ad
hoc fashion.I need a 1 km LOS connectivity between any 2 sites,I have 2
options:

1.Put a PCMCIA card with an antenna on it.I looked at senao wireless
card
(http://www.wirelesszones.net/oscommerce/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=6&products_id=45)This
has 1200m LOS connectivity.

2.Use a WET54G linksys wireless ethernet bridge.This is because of the
range issues and economic consideration (a WET costs around $149).

I am planning to write a routing protocol and evaluate its
performance.Will a bridge act differently from a pcmcia card? What else
does a bridge contain?I am also worried about suitability(Since a
bridge traditionally supports a large number of nodes) Also does any
website discusses the power consumption in these things?

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!
Ben

23 Feb 2005 11:15 AM

Hans Poppe

Ben wrote:

> Hi,
> Hi i am working on a project that lets wireless computers talk in an ad
> hoc fashion.I need a 1 km LOS connectivity between any 2 sites,I have 2
> options:
>
> 1.Put a PCMCIA card with an antenna on it.I looked at senao wireless
> card
>

(http://www.wirelesszones.net/oscommerce/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=6&products_id=45)This
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> has 1200m LOS connectivity.
>
> 2.Use a WET54G linksys wireless ethernet bridge.This is because of the
> range issues and economic consideration (a WET costs around $149).
>
> I am planning to write a routing protocol and evaluate its
> performance.Will a bridge act differently from a pcmcia card? What else
> does a bridge contain?I am also worried about suitability(Since a
> bridge traditionally supports a large number of nodes) Also does any
> website discusses the power consumption in these things?
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks!
> Ben

You might find the information on www.olsr.org interresting.

Hans Poppe
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