[ros-users] Wireless router/card recommendations

[Cedric Pradalier]

On 06/10/2010 02:36 AM, Antons Rebguns wrote:
> Hello ROS users,
>
> We are updating our networking setup and I was wondering what other 
> people/labs use on their robots? Something that is well supported in 
> Linux and is fast, since network traffic is pretty significant with 
> all the sensors/cameras running on the robot.
>
> Thanks,
> Anton


Hello Anton,

If space/power is not a serious issue, I often use a small access-point 
directly installed on the robot, either in access-point mode, or in 
client mode depending on my infrastructure, and then connect it to my 
onboard pc via cable.

There might be a performance loss (I never measured), but the 
reliability and setup simplicity are greatly improved.

HTH

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Cedric
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