sorry for the sarcasm, but it's late and I really should be doing more important things like sleeping.........
""Don Kanicki"" wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Thanks for the responces. > > All of our machines are used for email\web with the exception of the > accounting pc which is not on the network.Im going to look into some kind of > software firewall for our network and I can only assume the other offices > will do the same. OK. just wanted to be sure that things wotrth protecting were being protected. :-> > > All offices are on the same floor and next to each other. > The largest of the two is the one with the 4 pcs and the distance between > their AP and ours is less than 50' separated by 2 standard walls (no > concrete or block). still - you never can tell. You need to do a walk around with a laptop just to see what kind of signal strength you get in the necessary locations. > > Our office is all ethernet to a switch which our AP and router connect > to.The office with 4 machines is all ethernet to a hub which their AP > connects to.and the other office with 1 pc is a stand alone box that will > connect via wireless nic. > > I wasnt thrilled about this idea from the word go but my boss sees this as a > way to cover some of the cost of the circuit as hes charging them a monthly > fee. pointy hair? dolt? hate to knock a guy whose doing his best to make a buck and provide jobs for people........ > > If I have both APs act as bridges to link the larger office will the small > single pc office still be able to connect or would that require a separate AP? yep - need a wireless bridge pair for each connection. Or you can go to Proxim ( www.proxim.com ) and look for point-to-multipoint bridges - but they cost big time. hell... a couple hundred bucks per AP / bridge - why bother? ask your new found friends to kick in. Hey, Priscilla, see what I mean? Design is DEAD! Expedience is EVERYTHING! > > TIA > Don K. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=70713&t=70674 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
