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GB7CRV > WLAN 17.12.03 17:18l 89 Lines 2882 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: What is SNMP???
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> From: M0DCM@GB7MAX.#28.GBR.EU
> To : WLAN@WW
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> [ 17/12/2003 12:24z #:0750 @:M0DCM QRA:IO82XO ] Header v1.21 by G7VFD.
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> "2003 - 20 Years of GB7MAX and The Midlands AX25 Packet User Group"
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> Hi Guys,
>
> I've just purchased a Sitecom WLAN 802.11b Wireless Access Point/Repeater.
> I'm slightly confused to SNMP and would like to know if I need to set
> this up?
>
> I've now through all the experiments on WLAN, now got access to the
> Network within a 1mile radius of my house, but on my 2mb Broadband
> connection through the Sitecom WL-013 Wireless AP/Repeater can only
> download at an average of 160Kbps, which is around 1Mb, so the other
> question is how do I get the full 2Mb speed of around 250-260Kbps, is this
> down to SNMP or something else?
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> Cheers for any help....
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>
>
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> 73 de Dave M0DCM - GB7MAX Assistant Sysop
Hi Dave,
Have a look here:-
http://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/
http://www.simpleweb.org/
SNMP is simple network management protocol.
In your case it will be a means to viewing/altering parameters on your
802.11b Wavelan Access Point.
Normally the Access point will come with a SNMP utility specific to your
make of Access Point, You need to read the documantation that comes with
the Access Point. There will be a default administrator password for it
which you need to change. Using the snmp utility you can then configure
all the neccessary parameters such as CH number/Freq , preample, IP
address
netmask , default gateway etc etc.
You may also be able to alter the parameters from a web interface, I am
not
familiar with the unit which you have bought.
I have 3 (old now) Netgear ME102 access points, one of which I have
modified for an external antenna, most new AP's come with external
antenna sockets which could be RPSMA RPTNC MMX etc etc.
How are you measuring data throughput ?
Qcheck is a free utility which measures data throughput between
different computers/operating systems.
http://www.ixiacom.com/enterprise/Qcheck.php
You need to install it on the 2 computers that you want to check
throughput
between. If one is a linux box then there is an RPM for the endpoint only,
which allows you to run qcheck on the windows machine and test throughput
between the windows machine and the linux box.
http://www.ixiacom.com/enterprise/Chariot.php?section=10#endpoints
So basically Dave check the throughput between a computer attached to the
router and the computer connected to the access point.
This will tell you the data rate over the WLAN.
Don't expect a big value, it will be about 5Mbits/sec at the best.
WEP can also on certain makes of AP decrease the throughput.
But I would advise using it, unless you want us wardrivers to sniff
you out and hog your bandwidth ;-)
73 - Dave, G6CRV/GB7CRV @ GB7CRV
Message timed: 15:07 on 2003-Dec-17
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