odogMinister of internet doohickies Premium Member join:2001-08-05 Atlanta, GA |
odog
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2008-Mar-11 3:15 pm
I like the sound of it...But proof is in the pudding lets see if they can survive... and more importantly succeed. | |
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| openbox9 Premium Member join:2004-01-26 71144 |
openbox9
Premium Member
2008-Mar-11 3:59 pm
Re: I like the sound of it...It's an open source project so anyone should realistically be able to continue the project if selling the hardware fails as a business model. | |
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Article edit?From the front page, you see the topic "Open Mesh Picks Up Where Meraki Left Off", and then 3 paragraphs all about Meraki, and nothing about Open Mesh until you actually open the article. | |
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| theeinstein Premium Member join:2003-07-31 Fernandina Beach, FL
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Re: Article edit?Nothing wrong with that... Meraki needs some negitive press.. I was highly active on the forums when all this was happening....They are non responsive to the forums and seem to care little about the customer. | |
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openbox9
Premium Member
2008-Mar-11 4:01 pm
Re: Article edit?That's what happens when money gets involved and investors demand ROI. The "geeks" were forced to grow up. | |
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| | | John Galt6Forward, March Premium Member join:2004-09-30 Happy Camp |
Re: Article edit?said by openbox9:The "geeks" were forced to grow up. Shocking...simply shocking...! | |
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openbox9
Premium Member
2008-Mar-11 4:21 pm
Re: Article edit?I know there were many (including the WISP forum here) that prognosticated something like this happening to Meraki. Google isn't going to throw in millions without getting something back. | |
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| | | | | theeinstein Premium Member join:2003-07-31 Fernandina Beach, FL |
Re: Article edit?Yea heaven forbid they actually SERVE the customer.... Not SCREW the customer...
Hopefully open source will be the death of them.. | |
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openbox9
Premium Member
2008-Mar-12 8:13 am
Re: Article edit?said by theeinstein:Yea heaven forbid they actually SERVE the customer.... Not SCREW the customer... A good business model/plan has a balance between serving and screwing. Meraki's fell too far in one direction. | |
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to furlonium
That stood out to me too (also, the other day with another article). Intuitively you expect the initial paragraph or two to be about the headline, and then open it for more background. It stands out when it's opposite and you have to open it to get a summary about the headline.
Not complaining. It just isn't intuitive. | |
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Done_PostingShoot to kill Premium Member join:2003-08-22 Toledo, OH |
Awesome!It's really cool to see a project I'm a member of get some front page lovin' from one of my favorite news outlets. I'm really excited about ROBIN & Open-mesh; the software has been wonderful to work with, and the arrival of the new Accton Mini is just what the doctor ordered.
I've said it before but I'll say it again -- GOODBYE MERAKI!
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Now they need an outdoor unit....Once they have an outdoor unit, they'll REALLY take off! I for one will buy several of them.... | |
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Hmmmm....I wonder if the Robin firmware can be used on Airlink 101 AR430 routers? These are frequently available for 20 dollars at Fry's. They use the Atheros chip set. It would be GREAT if it could be, as thrse units have 4 port switches and they are less than half the cost of the dedicated nodes. | |
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| Done_PostingShoot to kill Premium Member join:2003-08-22 Toledo, OH |
Re: Hmmmm....said by qworster:I wonder if the Robin firmware can be used on Airlink 101 AR430 routers? These are frequently available for 20 dollars at Fry's. They use thw Atheros chip set. It would be GREAT if it could be, as thrse units have 4 port switches and they are less than half the cost of the dedicated nodes. ROBIN runs on just about anything... the trick is adapting it. One of the guys on our board is currently working to port it over to x86 so it can be run on any old PC you have laying around. The sky is the limit! - Tate | |
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Re: Hmmmm....said by Done_Posting:One of the guys on our board is currently working to port it over to x86 so it can be run on any old PC you have laying around. I spent an evening trying to find code to see if I liked the whole Mesh concept before buying the hardware. I could find bits and pieces, but all the options were rather painful. Playing with an x86 version friendly to a common wireless chip might excite me enough to buy dedicated hardware. It's too bad whatever caused the earlier project to stall for the past couple of years. | |
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sucksbigtime
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2008-Mar-11 6:51 pm
i've got three merakis can I reflash themi bought three merakis as a test and when they put the prices up I realized I had lost control of what I wanted to do. This new idea sounds great but i would like to reflash my merakis or its off to ebay to dump them but who wants to pay a surcharge on these to use them.
can they be re-flashed anyone know. | |
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| Done_PostingShoot to kill Premium Member join:2003-08-22 Toledo, OH |
Re: i've got three merakis can I reflash themsaid by sucksbigtime :
i bought three merakis as a test and when they put the prices up I realized I had lost control of what I wanted to do. This new idea sounds great but i would like to reflash my merakis or its off to ebay to dump them but who wants to pay a surcharge on these to use them.
can they be re-flashed anyone know. Yep! I have five Meraki Mini's running ROBIN already! - Tate | |
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| | superdogI Need A Drink MVM join:2001-07-13 Lebanon, PA |
Re: i've got three merakis can I reflash themsaid by Done_Posting:Yep! I have five Meraki Mini's running ROBIN already! - Tate HEY!!!, You can't do that! Meraki says so!. I'm gonna tell, LOL!. | |
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Re: i've got three merakis can I reflash themA) Screw Meraki, and 2) I bought the nodes prior to the ridiculous EULA update. If they want to come after me, they're welcome to try. - Tate | |
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Anon
2008-Mar-12 7:10 am
Re: i've got three merakis can I reflash themHow can Meraki enforce their EULA? There is no precedent. EULA is for software. But if you buy their hardware product and not use their software, how are you violating their EULA? It's just really an embarrassment on their part. Google is actually behind these guys? Does anyone know of ANY hardware vendor that can attach an EULA and enforce it? Yes, if you don't use a particular device the way it is recommended, you void their warranty, and so you can't go cry to them if it doesn't work... But for what it's worth, I'm sure they can refuse your order if they know that you are purchasing 1,000 of these and you are not deploying on their network? ...anyway, I do need an outdoor device w/ POE, and that is what I am hoping to contribute to the Open-Mesh project. | |
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Re: i've got three merakis can I reflash themActually, all they will do is void your warranty. But, who cares? You plan on voiding it anyways if you do this.
Now, if you were a major reseller, and you were re-flashing their units, they may go after you.
I don't like anything that is out of my realm of control anyways. | |
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to Done_Posting
hi Tate,
do you wanna share to us how you did it? thx | |
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FONero
Anon
2008-Mar-12 12:26 am
FON project + Open-Mesh = worldwide WiFiI could see Open-Mesh combining with something like the International Fon.com project, to create a ubiquitous WiFi system to rival any cellular provider. | |
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Manaafee
Anon
2008-Mar-20 5:25 am
HmmmmmGreat idea!!, but who knows if your company will not do the same thing as Meraki did to its customers. Meraki promised so many things but at last their hardware is not good.So many problems with the hardware and there is absolutely no support from them when you need help.
Well lets see what you guys have for us. Any I am interested in the changing of the firmware on the hardware.It sounds good.
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schaps
Premium Member
2008-Mar-25 11:39 pm
open-mesh in a school?Any opinions about me getting 20 of these units to deploy in a school? I can't find much info on how much traffic they can handle, though I 'assume' that the meshing capability distributes the load. We use laptop carts, and we occasionally have three carts (~75 laptops) in one small area, and the current wireless system chokes, crawls and drops when that happens.
Nearly all of my deployed units can be gateways, that is, connected to the network by wire, not just acting as a repeater. Not having to worry about channels and interference from adjacent base stations would be a dream. Being able to drop in an additional self-configuring unit to an area when I think it might need it on a given day would be great.
But I am concerned that the amount of traffic generated by our laptop use will overwhelm the mesh - we're talking network-authenticated users with home folders and using streaming video. I am actually OK with slow-downs, they are much preferable to full network dropouts that we currently get.
So, anyone with experience and an opinion?
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jschnip
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2008-May-20 12:03 pm
Re: open-mesh in a school?If you are looking for a school solution - with lots of large groups of users, and you don't want to worry about channel planning - you should look at Meru Networks. Meru doesn't use a mesh, but offers single channel, high density, flexible re-configuration options. If you have more questions, we'd be glad to answer them or get you a demo, contact available at ovationnetworks.com
As far as Meraki/Open-Mesh - we're not aware of anyone who's tested such a dense environment - we also have not tested the load balancing capability, however we are working on a solution using them, and may have some test results once that is complete. Its a great, cost effective solution - however I am not expecting to see the same performance (throughput, density, seamless roaming, and load balancing) that we get from our Meru based networks. | |
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