[NTLUG:Discuss] wireless network

[terry]

Tom Tumelty wrote:

>--- terry <linux at cowtown.net> wrote:
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>>Tom Tumelty wrote:
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>>>I am considering a wireless SOHO network. Are there
>>>advantages to  802.11G over  802.11B standard? I
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>>>G is several times as fast as the B standard. 
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>> From what I gather:  802.11G is 54 megabits per
>>second and 802.11B is 
>>11 megabits per second.  
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>>Right now we're seeing 802.11B equipment dropping in
>>price and being 
>>superseded by 802.11G, which is good news for us
>>bargain hunters that 
>>don't need any more than 11 megabits per second.
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>>I'm in research mode too and am in the market for
>>reasonably priced 
>>802.11B wireless bridge(s).  
>>Anyone see any deals out there, (like something less
>>than $100 per copy), ?
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>http://www.bestbuy.com  
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Bestbuy has Linksys at: $129.99

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>http://www.officedepot.com
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Office Depot has D-Link at $99.87

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>good prices on d-link
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>>>how do security and other capabilities of these
>>>standards compare? 
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>>Security is same on both.  It sucks, but only sucks
>>as far as the RF 
>>goes.  It would be kind-of like leaving a bunch of
>>cat-5 cables hanging 
>>out the window of your building [hooked to a
>>conventional network hub] 
>>with a sign on 'em saying "Hook up to my network and
>>try it out".
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>>>what are the ranges these standards are capable of
>>>working in ? 
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>>They usually boast about 350' or so on a stock
>>system, but that would be 
>>without obstructions or clear line-of-site from
>>transceiver to transceiver.
>>The devices appear to run  somewhere between 50 to
>>100 miliwatts RF output.
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>>>Thanks in advance for any information.  
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>>>I am sure i could look this information up but that
>>>takes much time that i do not currently have and i
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>>am
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>>>hoping for some guidance at this point.
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>>>Thanks A Lot!!!!  
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