Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 08:35:35 -0700 From: "Brian" <bri@sonicboom.org> To: "David Wilson" <dave@sai.co.za>, <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org> Cc: "FreeBSD Mailing List" <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Wireless LAN Message-ID: <01e901c0ee9e$66feec40$3324200a@sonicboom.org> References: <NEBBJFIIGKGLPEBIJACLIECDDOAA.dave@sai.co.za>
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I believe there is also a freebsd wireless list, u could get more info there
perhaps.
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Wilson" <dave@sai.co.za>
To: "Brian" <bri@sonicboom.org>
Cc: "FreeBSD Mailing List" <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 8:32 AM
Subject: RE: Wireless LAN
> Hi Brian,
>
> Thanks for the guidance, I'm gonna have to maybe give the servers a skip
> then.
> Thanks to Alex & yourself for all the guidance, it's appreciated.
>
>
>
>
> Regards
> David Wilson
> Technical Support Centre
> The S.A Internet
> 0860 100 869
> www.sai.co.za
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian [mailto:bri@sonicboom.org]
> Sent: 06 June 2001 05:11
> To: alexus; David Wilson; InvictaNet Customer Support; Freebsd-ISP
> Subject: Re: Wireless LAN
>
>
> Oh I agree, I would not use it for servers, just for a laptop or 2, with
> unknown mac blocking if I could.
>
> Brian
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "alexus" <ml@db.nexgen.com>
> To: "David Wilson" <dave@sai.co.za>; "InvictaNet Customer Support"
> <support@invictanet.co.uk>; "Freebsd-ISP" <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 8:08 AM
> Subject: Re: Wireless LAN
>
>
> > i am using wireless network for my laptops
> >
> > and i wouldn't recommend you to use it for servers..
> > its' not as much reliable as a cat 5 cables..
> >
> > i have 11mbps i think it's the top for today's
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Wilson" <dave@sai.co.za>
> > To: "InvictaNet Customer Support" <support@invictanet.co.uk>;
> "Freebsd-ISP"
> > <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 6:42 AM
> > Subject: RE: Wireless LAN
> >
> >
> > > Hi Thanks for getting back to me,
> > >
> > > It gets rid of cabling issues etc.
> > > Is there no way to run 100mb or 1gb over wireless ?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > David Wilson
> > > Technical Support Centre
> > > The S.A Internet
> > > 0860 100 869
> > > www.sai.co.za
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: InvictaNet Customer Support [mailto:support@invictanet.co.uk]
> > > Sent: 06 June 2001 12:09
> > > To: Freebsd-ISP
> > > Cc: David Wilson
> > > Subject: RE: Wireless LAN
> > >
> > >
> > > I may be wrong, but.....
> > > AFAIK all (cost effective)wireless systems run at 10mbps max. Surely
you
> > > would be better off using a 100 or Gig cable based system?
> > >
> > > Martyn Routley
> > > -----------------------------------------------------
> > > InvictaNet - The Internet in Plain English, Guaranteed
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> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
> > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of David Wilson
> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 11:06 AM
> > > To: FreeBSD Mailing List
> > > Subject: Wireless LAN
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi all, Howzit going ?
> > >
> > >
> > > We are looking at moving our local LAN here and all our servers to a
> > > wireless network, currently all our servers are on a shared 10MB Cat5
> > > network.
> > > We currently have 18 servers that we need to move to a wireless
> > arrangement.
> > > What wireless products work the best with FreeBSD or Linux ? What
> > > scalability do these wireless products have ?
> > >
> > > Thanks, any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > David Wilson
> > > Technical Support Centre
> > > The S.A Internet
> > > 0860 100 869
> > > www.sai.co.za
> > >
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