Unless your using what I believe is called WPS (wireless provisioning system?) which can concatenate multiple SSIDs into one beacon, every SSID is another beacon at the default 1 per 100 msec.
Regards, Frank -----Original Message----- From: Tom Zeller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 11:13 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] How many SSID's? I am also thinking about using multiple SSIDs and I'm wondering how significant the overhead is. Without working too hard I can think of 6 distinct networks: 1. Legacy VPN-protected 2. 802.1x 3. Guest 4. EduRoam (Travelling scholars can use their home RADIUS server to use WiFi) 5. Ad Hoc local department network with legit special need (Health Center?) 6. Appliances - for Tivos, game consoles, whatever. access via mac address registration access to internet, with some blocks, but not campus perhaps access across the dorm network Tom Zeller Indiana University [EMAIL PROTECTED] 812-855-6214 ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
