Damn... :o(
-----Original Message----- From: Robert Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 11 August 2003 4:30 PM To: Adam Hewitt Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SLUG] wireless bandwidth On Mon, 2003-08-11 at 18:16, Adam Hewitt wrote: > Hi All, > > Unless I am mistaken, I am of the belief that a wireless network with, for > example, an access point and four laptops will give each laptop the full > 11Mbps connection (depending on signal strength and quality), and *not* > divide the 11Mb between all remote connections due to the fact that it is a > switched network. My manager is arguing the contrary. > > Does anyone know where I can get some information that spells it out so that > I can give it to my boss (or learn from my mistakes :) Don't believe everything you read...but: How fast is a wireless connection? Wireless provides a network connection comparable in speed to a wired Ethernet network. UCSD's wireless network provides a shared 11Mbps connection. Because the connection is shared, the speed of your connection will drop as more users in your area connect. From http://blink.ucsd.edu/Blink/External/Topics/Policy/0,1162,1777,00.html?deliv ery=&coming_from= Cheers, Rob -- GPG key available at: <http://members.aardvark.net.au/lifeless/keys.txt>. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
