On 3/9/10, Dan <[email protected]> wrote: > At 10:52 PM -0600 3/8/2010, Ralph Green wrote: >>On Mon, 2010-03-08 at 11:54 -0500, Dan wrote: >> > I can see where a client computer could have problems if it's too >>> close to a high powered WAP, by being overwhelmed etc. But it would >>> have to be darned close. Never heard of lower performance etc. No >> > idea where you'all are getting that. cite? >> >>This is anecdotal, but I did observe it first hand. At the 2008 >>PyCon, the wireless network performance was very bad at first. Our head >>network guy made 2 changes. He changed the channels on some of the >>access points. The wireless contractor had set them all up on the same >>channel. Our guy also lowered the power on the access points. He told >>me that both changes were needed. The higher power was causing multiple >>problems, he said. I did not give a lot of details before, because I >>don't know them. But, our wireless network worked much better after >>both changes were made. >>The rooms were pretty big, and so people were not always close to the >>access points. > > Too many WAPs in one location, so close that they overlap and step on > each other, probably with flourescent lighting here and there -- > that's a whole other house of pain! You can cure some of it by > repatterning the coverage - changing the channels. And when that's > not enough, then you need to reduce the power to further reduce the > overlaps. > > In this particular thread, however, we're talking about needing to > provide coverage over a distance, to a place where there is no > coverage at all! No overlaps etc.
Personally, I think the best solution would be to purchase a cell tower. Sure the FCC might eventually come knocking on your door but until then and as long as your network is secured with a very strong password... <g> -- Best Regards, John Musbach -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
