On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 09:37:30PM -0500, Mhac Janapin wrote: > My boss just *approved-in-principle* the installation of a wireless > LAN to connect PCs of a far (150-250m) department from our main > building. This discussion is really interesting and informative.
Beginning to get a little off-topic for PLUG, and I'm not a networking expert, but anyway, I'm curious: why don't you just contract someone to lay CAT-5 or CAT-6 with proper "insulation" (PVC) and twisting? Since the maximum length for 10/100/1000 ethernet is 100 meters, at 250 meters to cover you only need three segments, with two switches to act as full-speed repeaters. This seems like a faster, more reliable, and more economical solution to going WiFi, considering both points you are connecting are fairly static (you can have movement within the department, and deploy WiFi there if you have mobile users, but that's a different story altogether). ... and then of course there's fiber. --> Jijo -- Federico Sevilla III : jijo.free.net.ph : When we speak of free software GNU/Linux Specialist : GnuPG 0x93B746BE : we refer to freedom, not price. -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List plug@lists.q-linux.com (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
