Nicks right on this one, the cables have about a 0.4dbm loss per meter, and around 1db for the connectors.
plus some AP can be powered by power over ethernet or USB. > > > > For the first node/demo, a single PC would be fine > .. although probably > > not a laptop. Later on each site would probably > have an internal LAN. > > For at least one of the sites, the aerial would > have to be a very long > > away from the user's computer ... > > > > from what i have read it is not a good idea to have > too long a cable > from the wireless card to the aerial. It is probably > better to get a 486 > laptop with a pcmcia slot, put the wireless card in > there and use it as > a gateway to your ethernet network. In oother words, > ethernet cables > stretch further that aerial cables. > > > > > > -- > Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ===== For Linux CD's check out http://www.xsolutions.co.nz http://mobile.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Mobile - Check & compose your email via SMS on your Telstra or Vodafone mobile.
