[XCSSA] Anyone interested in a WiSpy Demo This Month?

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:23:33 -0500

I want one!  I see the price seems to be $199, and I haven't found any 
pictures, it would seem imaginary if it weren't for your endorsement.

Ever since I started using Sonos with it's proprietary wireless network 
(and I use only "uncompressed" audio transmission), my other 802.11g 
network has gone from bad to worse.  I've tried setting the "channel" 
used by the 802.11g, and also setting the channel used by Sonos (which 
gives me 3 choices, 1, 6, 11 IIRC), and no combination seems 
particularly better than any other, just a few combinations don't work 
at all.  I can't just boost 802.11g reception...if I boosted that too 
much it would probably interfere with Sonos.  Sonos connectivity stays 
good so long as (and only so long as) I keep the channels separated 
now.  But it would be nice to see what is actually going on in the airspace.

Honestly, though, current plan is to give up on 802.11g, and put in 
hardwired connections for that and maybe Sonos also.  It's a simple job, 
string some Cat 5 cables between a few rooms, but I think I'm going to 
hire somebody to do that along with some video cables too (Bjorns?).  
Suggestions welcome.  I looked at getting a good tool for stapling Cat 5 
to walls (there's a special stapler designed for that purpose), but 
drilling holes in outside walls makes me queasy.  One online source said 
you should never run Cat 5 outside, but I wonder if that applies to 
running from one room to another when you could make an easy run on the 
outside wall just like the cable company does.  I heard that new homes 
start with network in all rooms, everyone needs that now.

Even at best, wireless will not be as good as wired, and I'm tired of 
having my main machine on a wireless hookup in a 2Ghz saturated home.

Meanwhile, it would be interesting to see what's there now.

Charles

xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:

>A little toy I just picked up... curious if any one else on list has played 
>with one of these things before:
>	http://www.kismetwireless.net/wispy.shtml
>	http://recordings.metageek.net/index.php
>	http://metageek.net/hardware.php
>
>This little USB based wifi spectrum analyzer rocks for the low $99 price (if 
>you can still find them for that)!  I love it!  I can finally see the RF 
>noise profile of an area when doing wireless stuff now!  Check out these 
>tests that I ran just sitting in the easy chair tonight:
>        http://theweeks.org/tmp/PICS/WISPY/
>
>fun fun..
>
>Tweeks
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