Too much wireless traffics?

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 17:32:46 -0600, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>> >Isn't that a bit low? I wonder if any retail stores still sell them. Mine
>> >is 802.11b from Linksys.
>
>> Low? It's not a revision number really. it's a different standard. 802.11a
>> operates on the 5ghz band, and most are rated at 54mbps (which are the same as
>> 802.11g speeds)
>
>Ahhh... I wonder how easy to get one from retail stores. I think they only
>sell B and G these days.

The A stuff is still out there. It's not disused, just less people buy it. The
more professional setups I have seen use an 802.11b/g AP for clients, and an
802.11a AP for a backhaul link. (AP to AP - kinda like a backbone link)

Whole bunch of 802.11a hardware here:

http://www.compusa.com/products/prod...=A*HPF*Routers

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Ali Babba <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?s...&tid=222&tid=4
> > ... I read that too many WAPs causes wireless interferences and problems.
> > It seems like I am having this problem even with the local indoor WAP in
> > the house. I read the comments, and it doesn't look good. I also cannot
> > connect to WAPs to my own and outside WAPs sometimes. Even if I do get
> > connected to my own WAP or someone else's outside, I get disconnected
> > randomly (minutes to hours). I used various brands of WAPs and wireless
> > client interfaces (USB, PCMCIA, and onboard on notebooks) including
> > D-Link AirPlus DWL-120+ USB adapters and Hawking Technology Hi-Gain USB
> > Wireless-G Adapter (Model: HWU54D).
> >
> > I sometimes see 10-20 (numbers vary) WAPs detected with NetStumbler
> > around this house. Amazing. Does this sound like an wireless traffic jam
> > issue for my case? Any other ways to improve this uncontrollable
> > situation?
> >
> > Thank you in advance.


> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/13/wi_fi_paint/

> paint your walls .. is apparently the solution

> check the_register, if you are brave enough to believe what they say

Heh, too much work for painting.
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