Router for use with WISP

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mike perez

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May 23, 2014, 12:08:44 AM5/23/14
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Question for you wireless router experts.
I'm going to sign up for internet with a Wireless ISP (WISP) called gvec.net

I believe how it works is that they'll install an antenna here at my house and then i optionally rent a low-end ($3/mo) or high-end ($6/mo) wireless router from them.

Being irrationally suspicious of any kind of gotcha fees, i'd rather buy my own wireless router. Would any router i buy off the shelf be compatible with a WISP antenna? How is the connection between outdoor antenna and my indoor router made?

Here is all that their site provides on their routers
http://www.gvec.net/business/routers.aspx

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Timothy levoniust

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May 23, 2014, 1:33:50 AM5/23/14
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it really depends on how big your house is, and what you are connecting to it... but if you just do the math
6*12 = $72      *2 years  =   $144   you can get a really good router for that, that can last you years longer.   

here is a massive one that can easily last you 5 years.  
it costs about $200

but some of the things you need to be aware of is how many devices are connecting to it, 
how big of a wifi bubble you are going to need, 
and how fast of an internet connection you are getting,

o and one more, if you are going to be doing any in home streaming
i.e. xbmc.

Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 23:08:44 -0500
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Samuel Smith

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May 23, 2014, 9:47:19 AM5/23/14
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They are who I use too. Their service is very simple. As for me, when
they set me up, they just gave me a card with a static ip address,
gateway, and dns. You use any device you want. For me, I use a linux box
with shorewall as the firewall. On my home lan, I have a cheap netgear
AP that I bought off of ebay (netgear wg102).


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On 05/22/2014 11:08 PM, 10BitWorks on behalf of mike perez wrote:
> Question for you wireless router experts.
> I'm going to sign up for internet with a Wireless ISP (WISP) called
> gvec.net <http://gvec.net>
>
> I believe how it works is that they'll install an antenna here at my
> house and then i optionally rent a low-end ($3/mo) or high-end ($6/mo)
> wireless router from them.
>
> Being irrationally suspicious of any kind of gotcha fees, i'd rather buy
> my own wireless router. Would any router i buy off the shelf be
> compatible with a WISP antenna? How is the connection between outdoor
> antenna and my indoor router made?
>
> Here is all that their site provides on their routers
> http://www.gvec.net/business/routers.aspx
>
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mike perez

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May 23, 2014, 11:37:29 AM5/23/14
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Sam,
sounds like you got a hot spot card?

I found this other page on the gvec.net site. They say that i'll get either a netgear G (low-end) or a netgear N (high-end) router and a physical connection (ethernet i assume) from the antenna to the router. So i'll conclude that i can just use any decent router off the shelf.



On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 8:47 AM, 10BitWorks on behalf of Sam <sa-hack...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
They are who I use too. Their service is very simple. As for me, when they set me up, they just gave me a card with a static ip address, gateway, and dns. You use any device you want. For me, I use a linux box with shorewall as the firewall. On my home lan, I have a cheap netgear AP that I bought off of ebay (netgear wg102).


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On 05/22/2014 11:08 PM, 10BitWorks on behalf of mike perez wrote:
Question for you wireless router experts.
I'm going to sign up for internet with a Wireless ISP (WISP) called
gvec.net <http://gvec.net>


I believe how it works is that they'll install an antenna here at my
house and then i optionally rent a low-end ($3/mo) or high-end ($6/mo)
wireless router from them.

Being irrationally suspicious of any kind of gotcha fees, i'd rather buy
my own wireless router. Would any router i buy off the shelf be
compatible with a WISP antenna? How is the connection between outdoor
antenna and my indoor router made?

Here is all that their site provides on their routers
http://www.gvec.net/business/routers.aspx

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Donald Greer

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May 23, 2014, 4:09:32 PM5/23/14
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GVEC uses Canapy APs, same as HST (the wisp I used to run).  They will basically give you a wall-plate to plug an ethernet plug into and you're golden.  The Canopy AP (up above the house) acts as either a bridge or a NAT gateway, just like most DSL routers, and will assign you an IP address via DHCP.  You can plug any consumer-grade router, set it up to get it's IP, DNS, etc. via DHCP and it will just work.  Used to have dozens of customers doing that.

If GVEC has moved to something other than Canopy in the years since I left HST, then it will almost certainly work the same, but whenever I drive out east of town, what I see is canopy 2.4 radios all over the place, so I'm almost certain that's still their main SU (subscriber unit).

Don


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