>> The conditions are probably different in each direction.  The AP is more 
>> likely to be sending large packets (DNS response, HTTP payload) while the 
>> client is more likely to send small packets (DNS request, TCP SYN, HTTP 
>> GET). The AP is also likely to want to aggregate a TCP SYN/ACK with another 
>> packet.
> 
> If your use case is web browsing or streaming video yes. If it's gaming or 
> other interactive use, much less so.

There's worse. Every time I'm on a public wifi network and send an email with 
an attached file (say, a paper I forward to someone), I wonder what that does 
to all the others on the network...
these things happen. Dropbox sync's in the background. Maybe some people try to 
use skype with video even when the link conditions are bad. Do such behaviors 
have a DoS'ish effect? They really shouldn't...

Cheers,
Michael

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