Re: can't get connected if....

On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 21:51:38 -0400, Derek Broughton
<news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> Well, if it helps any, your WRT54G will run on any DC voltage between
>> about 4VDC and 18VDC.

>My PV/Wind system runs at 24VDC (nominal), so potential voltages up to 30V.
>A bit too high:-)

Well, there are plenty of 24VDC to 12VDC DC to DC converters around.
They're common in military 24VDC vehicles (Hummer) and PV systems. A
small 15 watt unit is about $30. Figure about 85% efficiency.

>I get at least 7 watts when there's no wireless device connected at this
>end. It's a WDS repeater though, so I rather doubt it really sleeps. But
>even if my numbers are incorrect (half the time, it's practically
>impossible to read the Kill-a-watt without a flashlight - I wish they'd
>incorporated a switched light into it), it's constant power I can't afford.
>I don't leave _any_ permanent power drains on in my house.

Yeah, you're probably right. I helped build a few PV systems (making
every mistake possible in the process). Continuous loads are a bad
idea.

Y'er right about the Kill-a-Watt back lighting. Even in sunlight, the
display is rather dim. I suspect it's not very accurate at low
current loads ( <10 watts) but does nicely for heavy loads. I have to
hang a pigtail on the back power connector in order to fit it to my
power strip. The front connector is slightly recessed making large
wall warts a marginal fit. Having some memory in the KWH display
would be nice so that it doesn't reset when the power flickers.
However, I can't really complain much about a $30 device.

If you want to power on the router AFTER the computer, DHCP is going
to be an issue. Either use the:
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
ordeal process, or setup your computer for a static IP address,
gateway, and DNS servers so that DHCP isn't needed. Another way to
deal with DHCP with a wired connection is to simply unplug the
ethernet cable and plug it back in again. This forces a DHCP request.
For older Windoze mutations (98SE and ME) you'll need to set the
"check for network connection" (or something similar) on the network
card properties to get it to do this.

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