http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/ Engadget Comments for Saxnet intros Meshnode III mesh networking router http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/Oct 27th 2007 5:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/Okay. Look at that thing with all the coax cables coming into it from different directions.
Now think about how stiff coax is.
Then consider the space this thing would have to take up on a desk or wall.
After that consider what other equipment would have to be in the same room as this device by simple definition of what it is.

That thing is a rat's nest of cable at least three feet across that cannot be reliably set on top of or attached to almost anything.

There is a good reason that almost all computers and peripherals have all their cords coming out one side. Yes in the short term it can be more confusing, but it is an order of magnitude more compact, and you will actually be able to put it on a desk or stack it or something.

This is like throwing an octopus into someone's office.]]>Oct 27th 2007 5:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/
Nice little set up. Essentially, a mini-pc with 4 hi-power wifi cards in a ruggedized case with mesh networking software.]]>Oct 27th 2007 5:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/I do like the list of features too, and theres likely nothing wrong with their engineering. The industrial design guy who did the box shape needs to seriously needs to be slapped up a bit though. Even for just the wireless version, removing that much utility from a device merely to make it look more net like is IMHO pretty dumb though.]]>Oct 27th 2007 7:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/
they are orientated that way to make it as omni directional as possible, this is a MESH router remember?
so it has to be able to receive and send signals to the next nodes, wherever they are.]]>Oct 27th 2007 7:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/Oct 27th 2007 7:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/Oct 27th 2007 5:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/Oct 27th 2007 5:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/
Don't breathe this!]]>Oct 27th 2007 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/
Ugh, sorry all that symmetry is getting to me.]]>Oct 27th 2007 5:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/Oct 27th 2007 6:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/Oct 27th 2007 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/Oct 27th 2007 8:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/Oct 27th 2007 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/
(The OSI 7-layer cake is pretty much obsolete these days. It includes functionality that no real network does, and it can't describe networks layered over other networks, like VPNs.)]]>Oct 27th 2007 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/08/hands-on-with-the-olpc-finally/]]>Oct 27th 2007 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/
There's a reason you put things that are outside in grey metal boxes...]]>Oct 27th 2007 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/ mini pci card and 4 mini pci wireless cards, slap it in a waterproof outdoor case and accomplish the same thing for half the price?

Oh and if it is running an AMD processor then the heating system is redundant?]]>Oct 27th 2007 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/
But this is probably meant for people who don't know how to use linux.]]>Oct 27th 2007 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/
...bombastinator is going to put his stiff coax into your bux portal.]]>Oct 27th 2007 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/Oct 27th 2007 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/saxnet-intros-meshnode-iii-mesh-networking-router/
Does it have an AGP slot?]]>Oct 27th 2007 6:18PM