[Eug-lug] Clearwire
BB
bilbobaggab at gmail.com
Thu Feb 28 15:32:35 PST 2008
Good info, I kind of had that understanding, and with a phone bundle they
throw in phone access. This individual, I'm inquiring for, doesn't know
much; and neither do I for that matter.
Much of the problem they are concerned with is do to the vaguarities of cell
phone reception, I would imagine. I will probably find that, as mentioned,
there is an encryption process for the wireless connection to the laptop,
i.e. ClearWire modem to a wireless adapter card.
Brian
On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Edward Craig <epcraig at gmail.com> wrote:
> Clearwire is wireless.
> Basically a Cleartwire modem is an antenna, somewhat directional, if
> one has difficulty getting a signal the clearwire help line tells one
> which direction to point toward the nearest cell-tower/
>
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 12:29 PM, BB <bilbobaggab at gmail.com> wrote:
> > This is some sort of cell tower transmitter/receiver or the signal comes
> in
> > on the phone line?
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 12:22 PM, Jim K <jimkahn12 at clearwire.net> wrote:
> >
> > > The modem just has a single Ethernet port on it, and a place to plug
> in
> > > the power supply. It is plug in and it works.
> > > I am not sure how the voice bundle works.
> > > Jim K
> > >
> > > BB wrote:
> > > > thanks Jim, so the ClearWire modem is, just that, a modem.
> > > >
> > > > The person I am working with is a chat friend, and so I'm working
> > > > blind in two ways. 1) I can't see their equipment AND 2) I don't
> know
> > > > them well, and visa versa, so I'm talking about security issues
> where
> > > > the trust level is weak, as it should be. Also, I notice that
> > > > ClearWire is somewhat obscure and there isn't much tech talk on the
> > > > web about the innards of this equipment.
> > > >
> > > > My objective is to prove to this person that they have some
> encryption
> > > > on their wired/wireless mix of computing systems. Thats about it.
> Put
> > > > their mind at ease, somewhat, given the sloppy state of personal
> > > > security in the computing world.
> > > >
> > > > Further, I am more computer artist then technician, so I'm weak
> also.
> > > > I've been letting another do my Broadband access and now I have to
> > > > learn myself. I pay for access to a WRT54GL w/ DD-WRT now I'm going
> > > > to setup my own.
> > > >
> > > > Not to bend your ear, but I felt it was important to know my
> > > > situation. I have enough hardware experience to know not to blow
> > > > things up. I also have my own dummy network setup of Windoz and
> Linux
> > > > systems spread around the house.
> > > >
> > > > Brian
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 6:54 PM, Jim K <jimkahn12 at clearwire.net
> > >
> > > > <mailto:jimkahn12 at clearwire.net>> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I use clearwire but don't have the voice bundle. I use a linksys
> > > > wrt54g
> > > > wireless router the linksys supports wpa. The clearwire modem
> uses a
> > > > encryption method but I am not sure of the method used.
> > > > Jim K
> > > > BB wrote:
> > > > > thanks for getting back to me, I'm trying to help a friend
> who's
> > old
> > > > > and doesn't know tech.
> > > > >
> > > > > Does the equipment have a WPA setting?
> > > > >
> > > > > Can you access it via a browser, via 192.168.0.1
> > > > <http://192.168.0.1> <http://192.168.0.1>
> > >
> > > > > or such?
> > > > >
> > > > > Any way to reset the equipment, reset button or such?
> > > > >
> > > > > Brian
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 3:00 PM, Peter Thurston
> > > > <thurstop at gmail.com <mailto:thurstop at gmail.com>
> > >
> > > > > <mailto:thurstop at gmail.com <mailto:thurstop at gmail.com>>>
> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I have a Clearwire connection. Over the past year it has
> > > > provided
> > > > > fairly consistent 600-800 Kbs down and 150-400 Kbs up.
> QOS as
> > > > > measured by on-line servers is typically 10-20 percent and
> > there
> > > > > is a fairly high jitter, indicating VOIP my be unreliable.
> It
> > > > > does stream Netflix at the basic level, and fairly
> reliably.
> > > > >
> > > > > Peter
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