On Sat, 27 Jan 2001, Ken Thompson wrote:
- Just out of curiosity, why settle for 11Mbps network and pay that much for it?
- LinkSys makes a network kit for $59.99 that includes 2 NIC's, 2 Cables and a
- hub and is a 10/100Mbps network.
Wireless is nice for laptops. I am considering a wireless hub because I
like the idea of taking my laptop outside onto the patio in nice weather.
I may have to work at home but that doesn't mean I have to be cooped up in
the den all the time. Also wireless provides considerable flexibility
over wire in installing a LAN thru an entire house. If you have ever had
to pull cable thru an attic you will appreciate that.
It is not nearly as robust as cat 5. In offices I have put wireless in
(Aironet) the 11 Mbps links sometimes only gave 2-4 Mbps. However, unless
you do massive file transfers over the LAN, that is plenty. I only have a
384K DSL line for Internet access, 11 Mbps (or 2 Mbps for that matter) is
enough for surfing and telecommuting.
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