------Original Message------ From: Dave Smith Sender: [email protected] To: Provo Linux Users Group ReplyTo: Provo Linux Users Group Subject: Re: Tricky Cat-5 Wiring Sent: Dec 23, 2009 10:57 AM
Mike Lovell wrote: > i'm gonna change direction here for a moment. it sounds like you are > wanting to do this cause there is a lot of interference from other > networks and you are trying to solve it with going wired. are all of the > wifi networks around running in the 2.4Ghz range (802.11b/g/some n)? if > so, have you considered changing over to a 5ghz network (802.11a/the > rest of n)? i had a similar problem at my place which is a 3 story > townhome with lots of neighbors cluttering up the 2.4ghz bands. but all > of them went the cheap route and got routers that only work in that > range. my laptop already had a 802.11a radio and i wasn't seeing any > networks in that range. i found a 5ghz access point on newegg for ~$70 > and my wireless is rock solid now. with some of the work it might take > to get wires to where you want to go, it might be cheaper and definitely > a lot easier to just use some Wi-Fi in a different frequency band. > > good luck either way. > Interesting suggestion. I did not know that 802.11n could operate in the 5GHz band. That may be just the thing for me and my frequency-crowded neighborhood. --Dave /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
