Ben Braver wrote: > >The "wireless option" until recently meant simply WiFi, aka 802.11b, 11 >Mbps speed.
Not really. Vendors have been selling IEEE 802.11a equipment for months now, which is 54 Mbps @ 5 GHz. >There's a draft 802.11g standard out, and some vendors selling gear. >The g version works at 54 Mbps. @ 2.4 GHz. >But for email and stuff 11 should be plenty, though. But not for backups. Anyhow, try to shake someting loose from a fried and test before you buy stuff. We have a nice, expensive Cisco Aironet 1200 (we needed IEEE 802.1x + rotating WEB support) with both a 2.4 and a 5 GHz radio, but due to the construction of the building it is basically a 1 room WLAN. And for one room, UTP is easier. >WiFi connections can use 128-bit encryption, pretty darn decent protection >against snooping. Just make sure it uses the latest firmware, old versions of most vendors had problems with a less then random initialization vector. Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
