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Hi Justin
I wonder if you could possibly spell out your configuration
for the broadband/wireless setup.
The ADSL has just about reached my part of the world
in south of England & I have to start from scratch. Presently,
I have a peer-to-peer network & want to buy another desktop
& have all of them access the broadband connection.
Presumably, I'll need router/ADSL modem combo & new faster
NICs to allow for 100 Mbs connection.
Mant thanks
Hemant
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Fanning" <Justin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "dennis" <dennistodd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "'Mark Brown'" <markbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: Wireless?
>
> I have a Netgear 802.11B/G base, seems to work OK, I picked it up for
> under 100 pounds (< US$150), connected it to my switch, configured via
> the HTTP management interface and was up and running within minutes.
>
> This is a good, inexpensive home option, if you want a rock solid
> corporate performer you couldn't go to far wrong throwing as much
> as you can afford at Cisco, Lucent or 3Com, they are the big names
> in wireless networking.
>
> Like most things in life, you need to work out your requirements
> first, then go looking for a vendor solution...
>
> Some questions that may help you:
>
> 1) If you want speed go for the standard 802.11G ;
>
> 2) If you want distance go for the highest signal to noise
> (receiver) you can find (look in the tech specs), this
> applies to both the base and remote cards. As a rule of
> thumb, distance and speed are inverse proportional,
> though even ~ 1 Mbit is still very useful, considering
> most DSL/Cable modems operate at 0.5 Mbit or lower ;
>
> 3) If you want long distance (> 500m) look for a unit that
> supports external antenna(s), remember to do your legal
> research both in the area of planning permission and
> FCC ;
>
> 4) If you want remote monitoring of the base look for a
> unit with SNMP ;
>
> 5) If you want high availability look for HSRP or other
> "heart beat" infrastructure between clustered bases ;
>
> 6) If you want to co-exist with existing 2.4 Ghz wireless
> devices (wireless DECT phones / Bluetooth etc) consider
> the 5 Ghz standard 802.11A ;
>
> 7) Try and get a unit that is flash upgrade capable (I've
> had my unit under 6 months and have already applied two
> firmware upgrades) ;
>
> 8) Remember WEP (the current wireless encryption standard)
> will shortly be replaced with WPA (or another) - will
> your base be upgradable? What about your wireless
> cards? ;
>
> 9) Look for MAC layer filtering and the ability to
> turn off "SSID broadcast" (this helps obscure your
> network from "drive by" snoopers) ;
>
> 10) Try to get a unit that supports HTTP configuration,
> you don't want to be configuring via SNMP writes
> or an RS-232 management port unless your confident
> with that sort of thing ;
>
> 11) Finally, if you're looking to cover a very large
> area, or simply want high performance in every
> area of your house/office, you may consider
> multiple bases that support automated client
> hand over (from one base to the next).
>
> This is a general guide you may find helpful:
> http://www.iss.net/wireless/WLAN_FAQ.php
>
> Kind regards,
>
>
> Justin
>
> ---
>
> dennis wrote:
> > Mark,
> >
> > I know some guys on our team who use the Linksys at home and a quite
> > happy. The thing to remember are you can only get 10mbps instead of the
> > 100mbps with direct connects. Our HP sites use wireless, but don't know
> > the brand.
> >
> > Dennis Todd
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Brown [mailto:markbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 3:05 PM
> > To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: OT:Wireless?
> >
> > Hello ,
> >
> > i had some smc (crap) wireless thingy's. anyone know of a good hard
> > core wireless brand name? i see linksys has some new products.
> >
>
>
>
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