[MLB-WIRELESS] 11mbps is to slow

[Brian Webb]

Ease of cabling, mobility + fun / learning

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au
[mailto:owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au] On Behalf Of Ryan Abbenhuys
Sent: Wednesday, 7 May 2003 11:37 AM
To: melbwireless at wireless.org.au
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] 11mbps is to slow

Riks exactly right.  Only use wireless when wired isn't
feasable/possible. 
If you use a 100meg wired network you get more than enough speed and
none
of the security worries that come with wireless.
What were your reasons for using Wireless in the first place?  Mobility?
Cost of cabling? Awkwardness of cabling?


>802.11b isnot a replacement for a 100meg network, it is for the more
obious
>thing, to not use wires, sure its possible to get a speed increase
useing
>the ti chipset equipment but if you want them all to run at this faster
>speed you will have to buy new cards for them all
>
>if its a internal network for a busniess and you have money to burn try
>802.11a and you will notice the speed increase, or if you can wait for
11g
>to be ratified? ie not to be a draft standerd and become a real
standerd
>then 11g might be the option your looking for
>
>till then i recomend making a coffee while that file transfures
>
>rik
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Brian Webb" <brianmwebb at bigpond.com>
>To: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 11:13 AM
>Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] 11mbps is to slow
>
>
>>
>> I have a small network of 6 Pc's and an AP using 11mbps cards, all
quite
>> close to each other - reception is good to excellent - I would like
to
>> speeden it up. Do I have to replace all the cards with faster units
or
>> would upgrading the AP to 22mbps help the speed across all the
network?
>>
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