Eric,

You can limit yourself which connection you allow,
"transmit rate".
But bare in mind that a person joining an AP at 1 Mbps
will slow down all the other ones!
So it's not a common denominator effect but a
queuing effect.
When you mix 802.11g and b it gets even worse.

Philippe Hanset
U of Tennessee

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004, Eric T. Barnett wrote:

> Hello,
>
>
>
> I'm new to the listserv.  I read somewhere that the AP's maximum speed
> for all clients is equal to the lowest connected speed, i.e. if one
> person connects at 1Mb then all users on that AP connect at 1Mb.  Is
> this true?  If so, that would explain why some of my clients end up with
> low speeds and great signal strength.  If this is vendor specific, we
> are using Cisco 350 and 1200's on campus.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Eric Barnett, CCNA
>
> Wireless Administrator
>
> Information and Technology Services
>
> Arkansas State University
>
> 870-972-3033
>
>
>
>
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