Scott,
It also improves performances because broadcast packets are always
sent at the slowest
rate unless specified differently by administrator. By default. a
802.11g only AP will broadcast at 6 Mbps, a 802.11b/g will broadcast
at 1 Mbps.
Philippe
On Aug 3, 2009, at 11:20 AM, Lowe, Scott wrote:
Question for the wireless group… I understand the consequences of
disabling 802.11b from the perspective that older wireless equipment
will no longer work with the wireless network.
However, does disabling 802.11b do anything to improve overall
wireless performance? Can access points that don’t need to worry
about “B” traffic handle more users? Does overall throughput
increase?
We haven’t taken this step yet, but it’s been talked about. I’d
love to get some definitive information on any potential benefits
from doing so, or hear about some other ideas on how to improve
wireless performance.
Scott
Scott Lowe
Chief Information Officer
Information Technology Services
Westminster College
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Fulton, Missouri 65251
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