Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 08:11:11 -0700 From: "Brian" <bri@sonicboom.org> To: "alexus" <ml@db.nexgen.com>, "David Wilson" <dave@sai.co.za>, "InvictaNet Customer Support" <support@invictanet.co.uk>, "Freebsd-ISP" <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Wireless LAN Message-ID: <011d01c0ee9a$f0480580$3324200a@sonicboom.org> References: <NEBBJFIIGKGLPEBIJACLKEBFDOAA.dave@sai.co.za> <005801c0ee9a$93978950$01000001@book>
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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
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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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