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Re: [Karlnet] KN-200 better than AP-1000? WAS Flashrom hardware?Howabou

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Subject: Re: [Karlnet] KN-200 better than AP-1000? WAS Flashrom hardware?Howabout a Routerboard 230?
From: "Bob Hrbek" <bhrbek@jagwireless.net>
Reply-to: Karlnet Mailing List <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 11:09:53 -0600
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Yeah, the KN-200 is better, but maybe you should just skip the kn-200 step
altogether if you can find a stable Flashrom setup.

I saw a huge performance increase with the upgrade.

-bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jayson Baker" <jbaker@peakinet.net>
To: "'Karlnet Mailing List'" <karlnet@wispnotes.com>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 11:07 AM
Subject: RE: [Karlnet] KN-200 better than AP-1000? WAS Flashrom hardware?How
about a Routerboard 230?


> Hi,
>
> The KN-200 is better than an AP-1000/WavePoint-II?
> We currently have a WavePoint-II w/ ISP Base software at one of our
> (actually, our only) Turbocell site.  It has about 30 satellites on it
right
> now (KN-100's).
>
> Latency is always all over the place... is this not because of the
> super-packet aggregation (or whatever it's called)?  Should we upgrade
that
> WPII to a KN-200?
>
> Will we get better throughput and lower latency, or is it not worth the
2hr
> drive up a very rocky mountain to change out the unit?  We're also running
> an older Lucent Silver card - should this be upgraded?
>
> Regards,
> Jayson A. Baker
> Peak Internet Solutions
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com [mailto:karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com]
> On Behalf Of Bob Hrbek
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 10:02 AM
> To: Karlnet Mailing List
> Subject: [Karlnet] Flashrom hardware? How about a Routerboard 230?
>
> I need a flashrom setup to handle a growing cell site.  I have about 50
> clients on a KN-200 board ( at least I think it is...it's the one with two
> PCMCIA interfaces).   We upgraded from and AP-1000 when performance was
> getting poor and it was NIGHT and day difference on ping times/latency and
> user perception of performance.
>
> Well, ping times are getting high again and I was considering replacing
the
> KN-200 w/ some sort of a flashrom box.   I want something small (a little
> larger than an AP-1000 would be ok but not much more.  I just don't have
> room for it.
>
> Will the karlnet flashrom setup run on a routerboard 230 from Mikrotik?
>
> It's a 266Mhz setup and outdoor rated w/ a PCI slot and 2 PCMCIA slots, I
> believe.  Thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
>
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