On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 17:50:33 GMT, in alt.internet.wireless , Richard
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Are there any?
>
>I've just been turned on to trying a wireless vs wired setup. I've
>had one computer and will soon have 3. Other than cost, is there any
>reason to not go wireless-g.
1) less secure than wired
The signal is detectable by passers by. With suitable equipment they
can crack your system and steal your bandwidth/data or abuse your
connection for illegal/pron purposes.
2) may not work for you
802.11 has poor transmission through some materials. Notably walls
with high iron content such as breeze blocks, plaster laid over wire
mesh, or ferriferous rock/clay/brick. For ex my 11b can't reach the
20m or so to the front room of my house, but can reach the 30m to the
end of my garden.
3) slower.
Even 11g will give you at best ~25Mb/sec, 4x slower than a cabled lan.
And thats /at best/. My 11b often drops to 1Mb speed = 500Kb
transfers, due all sorts of factors (am I sitting in the wrong chair,
is the door open, is it raining, is my wife on the cordless phone
etc). If you're hoping to do backups over the network, or large file
transfers, or streaming video, you may have to rethink.
Mark McIntyre
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