Re: [LUG] wireless musings

[peter.walker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

On 21 Jul 2003 at 15:19, Simon Waters wrote:

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> Steve Marvell wrote:
> > I was wondering, ...
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> > What experiences have people got of wireless ethernet at home?
> > Can you have something at the back of the house to chain it to the
> > garden?
> 
> Yes, bridging is supported by some access points, 802.11b supports 250
> odd devices on one LAN, so chaining a few access points together to
> extend range is pretty common, but check it is a supported function of
> the Access Point, as the cheap ones often don't (although some can be
> reprogrammed if you like unsupported firmware - most people don't).

I have a couple of Buffalo 802.11g access points running in bridged mode. They work 
pretty well - good speed when there are no walls in the way, drops fairly quickly when 
there are.

Cheers,

Pete


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