I have one of the 3com AirConnect base stations at home (this is not one of the ones that handles routing as well, it's just a base station, and there's much cheaper ones out there) and have never had an issue with the laptop disconnecting from it. Quite often I use it to tunnel into work or just surf the web.
I use the same setup at work and quite often roam around the building w/o trouble. I would say that unless your coworker takes her laptop on jogs around the neighberhood she won't have any trouble. Though do keep in mind that the further you get away from these stations the slower the speed is. I know my 3com will start at 11Mbps, but drops to 5 and then 1 as the distance grows, but then again unless you're living in a massive house that shouldn't be an issue. I think the cable internet access is going to be the week point not the wireless. --rdp On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Tilly, Lawrence wrote: > Good morning, all. > > A coworker and I were just discussing home networks. We both work at home > regularly and use our cable (AT&T) for VPN connection to work. My coworker > is curious about the wireless routers on the market. Her biggest concern is > if they are stable enough for business critical work (ie, if she's in the > middle of running a remote installation or configuration, we cannot have a > lost connection). Now, I know nothing's 100% stable (we have each lost our > cable connection at the worse time) but it should be pretty reliable. If it > matters, she's looking to connect a total of three computers, all on the > same floor. > > I (we) would appreciate any input from the group that have experience with > the wireless home network systems. If you could please let me know the > brand/model you use and your opinion / experiences. > > advTHANKSance!!! > > Lawrence Tilly > Middleware Support > Liberty Mutual Insurance Group I/S > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * 603-245-4246 > > > > ***************************************************************** > To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. > ***************************************************************** > -- Rich Payne [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.alphalinux.org ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
