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Wireless networking recommendations, please. by JimK 2008-08-26 01:11:31
I need suggestions/recommendations for reliable WLAN kit.

Background: when we host courses (as opposed to going to a customer premises) we provide machines on which students work. There are up to eight machines and a server for software licences and sometimes terminal sessions. The connection between client and server needs to be good, as tools will shut up shop if they can't see the licence server. We could cable all the machines, but that can easily double the setup time for a course - WLAN makes things a lot easier to set up but varies wildly in reliability.

So: can anybody recommend kit that will keep a connection going and stand up to interference well? We need both the access points and the PC end, and price is less important than reliability.
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  Reliability is inverse to distance.. by EnzoMatrix2008-08-26 01:18:25
    We already have .11g by JimK2008-08-26 01:25:40
      "Crowded spectrum" is then an issue regardless by EnzoMatrix2008-08-26 01:33:51
        What you say is true. by JimK2008-08-26 02:00:58
  If you really want reliable and don't care for by ripley82008-08-26 01:21:39
    5ghz= draft n? by confused.brit2008-08-26 04:10:25
      5ghz = IEEE 802.11a (kwt) by Mastacheata2008-08-26 04:37:46
        I believe N supports it as well by EndlessWaves2008-08-26 04:49:58
          except that modern cordless phones by joecrouse2008-08-26 12:27:03
    ^ I agree with this answer by altordwm2008-08-26 06:42:41
      Note that this assumes you are in the same room. by altordwm2008-08-26 06:45:15
        Yes, same room. by JimK2008-08-26 07:05:59
  We'd use HP Procurve for the access point by Jeff_UK2008-08-26 01:23:21
    We have ~ 15 of the 530wl .. ~£350 iirc by Jeff_UK2008-08-26 01:28:38
      How many users on each? by JimK2008-08-26 02:05:13
        Not 'users' as such... Mostly handheld devices. by Jeff_UK2008-08-26 02:46:41
  Devils Advocate: Why is cabling so hard? by Jeff_UK2008-08-26 01:35:48
    He mentions hotels and companies.. by EnzoMatrix2008-08-26 01:56:48
    Cabling is not really hard, just time-consuming. by JimK2008-08-26 01:57:00
      Masking Tape by smiffy2008-08-26 02:24:39
        or by karl-henrik2008-08-26 03:25:32
  What about going ethernet over mains by confused.brit2008-08-26 04:15:52
    bad experience with devolo dLan by Mastacheata2008-08-26 04:49:45
      My experience differs by maspiers2008-08-26 05:06:20

 

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