Re: [TenTec] Hooking up Omni VII to computer ---direct--- how?

[Al Gelders <agelders@lightspeed.net>]

I would be cautious trying to do this over a wireless modem.  The 
obvious problem is security.  Less obvious is the speed problem you 
could have.  As far as I know these consumer wireless routers really 
only talk to one IP address at a time.  If there are other people 
sharing your wireless router you will get only a portion of the wireless 
bandwidth and could get a lot of stuttering.  This is especially true if 
you have  teenagers in the house.  Their appetite for bandwidth is 
equaled only by their appetite for everything in the fridge.   Even if 
you don't have those problems it is unlikely the wireless connection is 
anywhere near as fast as your cable connection -- at least that is the 
case in my locale (Comcast cable). I've got a server and 3 other PC's 
hardwired  and also use wireless for 2 others -- I can really see the 
difference.  If you're serious about doing it that way try using Skype 
or the like for a while over the connection first.  If it isn't reliable 
your Omni VII won't stand a chance.
It's not all that hard to pull a run of CAT5E or CAT6 if you stick to 
inside walls. I payed $100 per run in a 2 story house.  I think it will 
save you a lot of grief in the long run.
Mike Bryce wrote:
> John.. and the group
>
> JOY!!!!
>
> I had to "add the IP" into another box to get the thing to stick.
>
> but now, I have control over the omni VII and it seems to work..  
> Can't hear anything out of the computer yet. (there's NO speaker!!)
> Now, if that was the easy part, I am in deep poop trying to get this  
> to work over the www
> I have a high speed cable modem connected to a linksys wireless  
> access point router.
> the radio will be in the shack and connected to the wireless router  
> via a wireless game port (yet to be purchased)
> according to the GUI instructions, I need to know what the IP of my  
> wireless modem is. It tried the default, but came up blank.
> so.. how does one ping the wireless access and or the cable modem?
>
> will the wireless game port have an IP address too?
>
>
> Mike, WB8VGE
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73, Al
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