[Leaplist] an ipcop question

[Aaron Morrison]

He literally means "up high" as in altitude. Radio is line of sight,  
so the higher the antenna, the more ground the signal can cover.

Thus,  it's easier to put a small external AP up high than putting a  
full computer up high with an internal wireless adapter.


--am


On Dec 15, 2008, at 11:29, William Holmes Ferguson  
<williamhf at cfl.rr.com> wrote:

> Mr. John Simpson, please.
>
> What does "up high" in your sentence,
> "either way, although it's a lot easier to put an external AP up  
> high (for better coverage)
> than it is to put an entire machine up high. "    mean?
>
> Thanks,
>
> William
> ==============================================================
>
> John Simpson wrote:
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>> On 2008-12-13, at 2111, Bruce Metcalf wrote:
>>>
>>> I have an IPCOP box I plan to deploy Real Soon Now. At present,  
>>> the blue net is a standard Ethernet card like the others.
>>>
>>> Question 1: Given the understanding that what I want is an "access  
>>> point" rather than a simple wireless link, can this be had on a  
>>> PCI card that plugs into the place of the Ethernet card, or must a  
>>> separate box be employed using an Ethernet link?
>>
>> either way, although it's a lot easier to put an external AP up  
>> high (for better coverage) than it is to put an entire machine up  
>> high.
>>
>>
>>> Question 2: Regardless the answer to the above, what specific  
>>> devices would you recommend to someone who expects as many as six  
>>> simultaneous active links and who doesn't much care if he can get  
>>> in and muck about with the OS or firmware?
>>
>> ideally, a real access point. they are more expensive than a  
>> ritter, but you KNOW it's going to work, and that it won't have a  
>> problem with multiple wireless clients (5-6 is about the limit for  
>> most ritters, but APs generally use different components and can  
>> handle more wireless clients.)
>>
>> i HAVE an extra ritter here at the house (a trendnet TEW-432BRP) if  
>> you want to borrow it and see how it works- and if you decide to  
>> keep it, i think i only paid $25 for it, i got it from compusa  
>> several months ago when they were getting ready to shut down,  
>> thinking i might need one to throw into a client's office some  
>> time, but if you can use it, it'll at least be in a good home.
>>
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>> | John M. Simpson  --  KG4ZOW  -- Programmer At Large |
>> | http://www.jms1.net/                 <jms1 at jms1.net> |
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