cantrl. a wrote: > >The other alternative would be to use 802.11a, which operates in the >less busy 5Ghz band, but I don't have experience with this equipment,
I have some experience with a mixed 11a/b unit (Cisco Aironet 1200). If you have a clear line of sight and you are with a dozen meters, up to about 17 Mbps is possible. If you go further away or don't have a line of sight, the performance drops rather drastically. Over 50 meters, 11b is faster as 11a. So unless you have some interference that is very specific for the 2.4 GHz band or are always near the access point and have a line of sight, don't go for 11a. (For the rest the Aironets are very nice, 802.1x security rocks, but they might be a bit expensive if you are not with a large academic or government institution.) Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
