[Leaplist] an ipcop question

[Ray Brunkow]

Exactly what it sounds like.  the higher up off of the ground it is, the 
better coverage for a given area it will have.

William Holmes Ferguson 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
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>
> 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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