there's always the possibility of having APs on opposite sides of obsticles like this, hard-wired to eachother.
-- ME2 On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 9:10 AM, John Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > Not to mention the probable existence of steel reinforcement bars or mesh in > the wall which will kill most wireless signals. My server room falls into > this category - no cell phone reception, no wireless. Checking cell phone > reception in the target area will give you some idea as to how bad the > blockage is in that particular area. > > John W. Cook > Systems Administrator > Partnership For Strong Families > 315 SE 2nd Ave > Gainesville, Fl 32601 > Office (352) 393-2741 x320 > Cell (352) 215-6944 > Fax (352) 393-2746 > MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 8:48 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Extending Wireless Network > > I don't believe wireless is going to work through Stone well. > Especially if there is a significant distance to go. It will of course > depend on the type of stone, thickness, distance between AP and laptops. > All of the AP's I have used drastically reduce their distance when going > through solid walls. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lumumba, Juma (ILRI-ICRAF) [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 8:40 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Extending Wireless Network > > > Hi All, > > We need to extend a wireless LAN to the guest houses in a campus > environment. The last wired point is fiber to one side of the hostels. > From the switch where the fiber is terminated, an ethernet cable has > been extended to an Access point which covers a only a limited number of > rooms partly because the room partitioning is solid walls. > > We need to extend the Wireless LAN to another block of rooms which is > not feasible to run ethernet cable from where the fiber terminates > because of distance. We use Linksys APs. If we are to explore bridging, > any idea of a product that will work well across stone/solid wall > partitions or if an outdoor AP device, which brand/model has good > coverage and also through the stone partitions? > > Thanks, > > Lumumba. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or > attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), > confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, > dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this > information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without > the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information > may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act > of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized > use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal > penalties. > Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really > need to. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
