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Article #439Re: limited 802.11b range, SMC WAP/USR client, multiple WAPS, 802.11a as an alternative?
From: Philip J. Koenig
Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 00:03
Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 00:03
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In article <3cd82415.25204412@news-server.neo.rr.com>, elroy@impaler.com (Elroy the Seedy Impaler) writes... > The WAP is located on the first floor. The client is in the attic. > The signal has to pass through the second floor to get to the attic. > I have renter in the attic that needs net access. Also, the three > other PCs are on the second floor, and get pretty darn good reception. > Running CAT5 cable to the attic doesn't seem fun, and it kind of > defeats the "wireless" benfit. =) Actually I disagree. Seems to me that the point is to relieve your portable computer of being tethered to a wire, and you still get that benefit. As a matter of fact you get *more* of that benefit because if the signal is better in more areas of the house, you can roam more freely with the computer. It just takes more effort to install. (maybe lack of cable installation was one of wireless' main perceived benefits for you) -- Philip J. Koenig The Electric Kahuna Organization [anti-spammed] ----------------Computers & Communications for the New Millennium-------------- * To send email, remove numbers and spaces: pjkunet64 @ ekahuna27 . com * * Civilians killed in WTC attack: 2,830 Afghan civilians killed by US: 3,767 * * Simple answers are for simple minds. Try a new way of looking at things. *
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 104fd2,64500d3ffd523aad X-Google-Attributes: gid104fd2,public X-Google-Thread: fa874,64500d3ffd523aad X-Google-Attributes: gidfa874,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-07 17:03:57 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: Philip J. Koenig <See_email_@ddress_below.This_one_is.invalid> Newsgroups: alt.internet.wireless,ba.internet Subject: Re: limited 802.11b range, SMC WAP/USR client, multiple WAPS, 802.11a as an alternative? Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 17:03:55 -0700 Organization: The Ekahuna Organization Message-ID: <MPG.17420b45ee7579db989715@corp.supernews.com> References: <hlez8.20474$Yb1.48036@sea-read.news.verio.net> <3cd28a97.1926740@news-server.neo.rr.com> <eoCA8.10282$JZ6.213699@dfw-read.news.verio.net> <3cd82415.25204412@news-server.neo.rr.com> X-Newsreader: MicroPlanet Gravity v2.50 X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com Lines: 28