----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Minar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 1:19 PM Subject: Re: wireless setup
>On Mon, Jan 05, 2004 at 12:12:46PM +0100, Benedict Verheyen wrote: >> Any comments on this setup? > >Just one general one: network with wires where you can, employ wireless >only when you must. If your business depends on the networking, go for >the licensed bands (i.e. not 2.4 / 5 GHz). Use wireless only where you >can clearly benefit from the coverage, mobility, lower link-setup cost, >generally areas where it is impossible or impractical to use Ethernet & >friends. Backup with wires when possible, nevertheless. Wireless >technology isn't really suited to replace existing wired networks, but >rather to complement them. > >The wired networks are more widely deployed, for a longer time, i.e. >more tested & generally cheaper. It's easier to avoid interferences, >including DoS attacks. E.g. 802.11g is orders-of magnitude slower than >the 100Mbps switched Ethernet, especially where the bands get crowded >(many networks/clients in the same area attempting to talk at the same >time). Not only the raw speed is lower, but the latency is greater, and >the packet-loss is significant--something at least pre-2.6 TCP/IP stack >will not be happy about. > >And just as a matter of fact, D-Link is a crap. What products do you suggest then? I checked netgear and they seem to have properly supported hardware for linux. I check change the D-Link stuff to: WGR614 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 54 Mbps/2.4 GHz WGE101 54 Mbps Wireless Ethernet Bridge WG311 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter I have 2 questions though: 1. As stated in the original message, can i connect a bridge with another bridge? (1 bridge on cable modem, 1 on eth0 of server) 2. To manage both the bridge and router, the OS is not important since it can all be run from a browser? Regards, Benedict -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
