[MLB-WIRELESS] Line of Sight

[Winder]

What you say is true. However if you cannot see the device you are
connecting to then it must be behind something such as a wall etc. Being
behind a wall will reduce the power that you receive. This is not too much
of an issue if you are close by, but it is an issue as the distance between
you and the Access Point grows.

 So if you are trying to set up a long distance link, of say a few
kilometers, then having a clear line of site is much more important as the
signal you will get will be much weaker. Having a wall or tree suck up or
deflect this weak signal can mean the difference betwen working and not
working.

 Hope this helps.

Regards,
g at z.


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au
[mailto:owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au]On Behalf Of
najmead at swiftdsl.com.au
Sent: Tuesday, 10 February 2004 2:16 PM
To: melbwireless at wireless.org.au
Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Line of Sight


Can someone please explain to me the concept of "line of sight"?  When
setting up wireless links, people always talk about the importance of
having line of sight... which I basically understand.  But I can wander
around my house or around the uni campus with absolutely no line of sight
whatsoever to any of the base stations, and things generally work fine.

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