On Sat, 29 Nov 2008, Zubin Wadia wrote: > I have no expertise with this, but from my limited exposure, it seems that > placing the routers at 8-10ft above the ground helps reception in crowded > spaces. > > Lastly, it might be good if you had all these distros also backed up to a > one or more USB keys. That would be nice to have if Wi-Fi and/or the > workstation failed > > Cheers, > Zubin. > > > > On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Saifi Khan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > Hi all: > > > > Anybody with knowledge of Wireless router scalability please help with this > > issue. > > > > There is one Linux box (running Gentoo) with two NIC cards connected > > to two Wireless routers (Netgear). Each Wireless router is running a > > DHCP server with IP address 172.16.27/24 series and 192.168.1/24 series. > > > > The Linux box is only running Apache webserver httpd service which is > > listening on both the interfaces. The system is hosting Open Source > > distros .ISO images (CD/DVD) like BeleniX, OpenSolaris, openSUSE, > > Gentoo and lots of Open Source software for windows, Linux, Mac > > and J2ME, QtExtended installables. > > > > All the users will connect either from their PDA, Smartphones or > > Laptops to the main webpage and download the stuff they need/like. > > > > To get an idea of the hall, please see the slide show at > > http://www.twincling.org/node/297 > > > > Given a sample set of approx 400 users, will this approach scale ? > > If not, what can be the better approach. > > > > We're trying to provide this facility to all attendees at Open Source > > Summit 2008. All suggestions and observations are very welcome. > > > > thanks > > Saifi. > >
Thanks for the suggestion Zubin. Placing the Wireless router will certainly help. We'll just buy 5mtr. UTP cable to connect to the box. The total size of .ISO image is about 70+ GB. We're planning to copy the stuff on a portable disk and use it in case of emergency. thanks Saifi.
