This site would indicate there's a wide variance: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/component/option,com_chart/Itemid,189/chart,124/
(Between 8 and 200 for various Linksys products - but the chart lists a number of other manufacturers) --Bruce Ted Roche wrote: > I'm looking at setting up a caf/é/-style space where somewhere between > 10 and 25 people will be working on their laptop. I'd be bringing in an > internet connection, likely a Comcast 16/2, and I anticipate most folks > will be surfing with 802-11g or n (draft). Mostly surfing, with > occasional file uploads, YouTube viral videos. Twittering, or debugging > a misbehaving Drupal app. > > Can 25 people share a single wireless access point, or will more than > one be needed? Would a consumer-grade WRT54G or equivalent be suitable? > For simplification, let's assume an open 40' x 50' space with fairly > clear line-of-sight and no major physical obstacles. I recognize if > there's a second space behind a brick wall they'll likely need their own > WAP or a switched connection. I'm more concerned with the load on a > single WAP. I've done mostly wired deployments or single AP layouts with > a couple people, so I'm not sure where the loading will drag it down. > > Any insights on things to set up (DDWRT, traffic shaping) or avoid would > be appreciated. > _______________________________________________ > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ > _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
