Mike,
The below article by our research director might be of use to you:
"Wireless LANs come of age" -
http://www.tbg.com/Promo/Articles/BCR_3_2000.htm
Irwin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Linehan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 4:53 PM
> To: Dale Holmes; CiscoStudyGroup
> Subject: Re: Wireless LANS
>
>
> Dale,
>
> I think the premise of the argument I am to make is to create
> a lively "debate" type of
> atmosphere. Think about it, if I get up and do a boring (or
> semi lively even)
> presentation on the pros/cons of Wireless, and do a good job
> at it, is it really going
> to be that exciting! I would have to have the presentation
> skills of Laura Chappell to
> pull that off :) BUT if I make an insane argument (and the
> more I delve into it the more
> insane it seems) it will garner lively discussion and
> possibly a better learning
> atmosphere. At least this is what I hope.
>
> Everyone,
>
> Thank you for responding to this question, I will let
> everyone know how I did, the
> presentation is next Thursday.
>
> Mike Linehan
>
> Dale Holmes wrote:
>
> > How about "Anyone who makes the argument today that any
> single technology is
> > appropriate for everyone is stupid!"???
> >
> > Wireless is cool, and has many applications, but not
> everybody needs it.
> > There are many situations where it would be impractical or simply
> > inappropriate.
> >
> > I know it is all in good fun, but I am not sure that it
> benefits anybody to
> > have NPA members practice justifying claims that are simply
> ludicrous. Why
> > not investigate the top 5 most unexpected wireless success
> scenarios, or
> > something like that, if you simply want to get people
> excited about learning
> > new technologies?
> >
> > Sorry for the overwhelming negativity, but it *is* Monday...
> >
> > Dale
> > [=`)
> >
> > >From: Priscilla Oppenheimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Reply-To: Priscilla Oppenheimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Subject: RE: Wireless LANS
> > >Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 12:33:33 -0800
> > >
> > >At 11:56 AM 10/30/00, Stanfield Hilman B (Brad) CONT NNSY wrote:
> > >>Three words...
> > >>
> > >>SECURITY - SECURITY - SECURITY
> > >
> > >Three words:
> > >
> > >ENCRYPTION, ENCRYPTION, ENCRYPTION &;-)
> > >
> > >How many of us use encryption on wired LANs? Probably not many. But
> > >everyone seems to use encryption on wireless LANs, at least 802.11
> > >wireless, which is what I'm familiar with... So that seems like an
> > >advantage, not a disadvantage.
> > >
> > >The disadvantages I can think of for wireless are:
> > >
> > >1. It's pretty slow (< 11 Mbps shared bandwidth)
> > >2. Mobile wireless is fraught with issues. How do you get
> a new IP address
> > >when you move from subnet to subnet? (Of course, that's not too
> > >straightforward on wired either, come to think of it.)
> > >
> > >Priscilla
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: Michael Linehan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >>Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 10:32 AM
> > >>To: CiscoStudyGroup
> > >>Subject: OT: Wireless LANS
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>As a member of the local chapter of the NPA (Network Professional
> > >>Association) I have been tasked with an interesting
> assignment. I need
> > >>to make the following argument:
> > >>
> > >>Anyone who uses a wired network today is stupid! or
> Anyone who doesn't
> > >>use a wireless LAN is stupid! (take your pick)
> > >>
> > >>This is of course all in fun. I of course want to do as
> good a job as
> > >>possible so my question is this.....
> > >>
> > >>If you had to make the argument that wireless is the only
> way to go for
> > >>local area networking what would you say??
> > >>
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