My boss just *approved-in-principle* the installation of a wireless LAN to connect PCs of a far (150-250m) department from our main building. This discussion is really interesting and informative. thanks guys.
Mhac On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 22:37:59 +0800, Paolo Alexis Falcone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 12:43:39 +0800, Andy Sy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Paolo Alexis Falcone wrote: > > > > I checked out a Linksys WRT54G broadband router the other day. It's > > > good enough for indoor usage (although it's a bit disappointing when > > > placed outdoors... ). > > > > This is news. I thought you got a lot better range with WiFi when > > you don't have any obstacles. > > It should've... save that the WRT54G isn't really reknowned for its > range or signal quality (although I'm itching to "ruggedize" one for > outdoor usage by ripping it out and placing it in a water-proof > electrical enclosure... just need to find a local seller of LMR-400 > cables and antenna adaptors then construct my own power over ethernet > injector and I'm off :D). It's notorious though for being hackable - > you could even place a lot of apps if you'd flash the firmware (well, > as long as they all would run within 16MB of memory...) > > As for the wild outdoors... trees are a bit of a problem for wireless > networks, as they appear to be big walls of water that can attenuate > the signal. > > -- > Paolo Alexis Falcone > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > . > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > . > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > -- Mozilla Firefox 1 - getfirefox.com Mozilla Thunderbird 1 - mozilla.org OpenOffice.org 1 ============= I'm an Open Source Enthusiast. c",) -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
