[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Re: Not with the right stuff... Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Justin VanAbrahams [Email] (#32) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Justin VanAbrahams) on Thu, 26 Dec 2002 15:36:57 In Reply to: Not with the right stuff..., MisplacedYankee [Profile/Gallery] , Thu, 26 Dec 2002 10:18:07 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

802.11a is rated for about 50mpbs. "Turbo" mode is actually full-duplex and while the effect is 100mpbs of traffic, you still only have half that bandwidth in each direction. Besides that, this equipment is relatively expensive and at 5GHz does not have *nearly* the wall-penetrating power that a more conventional 900MHz or 2.4GHz radio will get you. Remember, the higher the frequency the shorter the range at equivalent power levels. And, unfortunately, you can't bump up your power output without a license - the FCC is pretty strict about those things. 802.11a really is not optimal for home/indoor use, especially if walls or floors are involved. And *forget* about it if you have to beam traffic through a bathroom or kitchen. And, finally, one thing to consider about 802.11a in a laptop is that is uses up to 40% more power than a traditional 802.11b card.

Anyway, my point is, that if you've got the opportunity to wire a house, wire the house. Wireless is not anywhere close to competing with 100BaseT in speed or latency, or cost. For the couple hundred bucks it would cost an electrician to do a bunch of ethernet drops and some modular jacks, it's well worth it.

-Justin


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• OT> Wiring new house for Ethernet connectivity, BigSage, Wed, 25 Dec 2002 10:15:19
  • conduit, jp, Fri, 27 Dec 2002 09:29:57
  • Thanks for the advice! n/m, BigSage, Thu, 26 Dec 2002 17:38:24
  • Cat 5E cable ... but if it's being built for you ..., Trev, Wed, 25 Dec 2002 15:13:57
    • Ditto, Erik, Thu, 26 Dec 2002 21:14:14
  • Cables???, Dr. Eric Strauss, Wed, 25 Dec 2002 14:07:55
    • Wireless is soooo SLOW! it is only 11megabit/sec.., Chris., Thu, 26 Dec 2002 09:45:28
      • Hard-wired routers are only 10 MBS., Roger, Sat, 28 Dec 2002 17:43:59
      • I'm surprised..., Dr. Eric Strauss, Thu, 26 Dec 2002 20:45:52
      • Re: Wireless is soooo SLOW! it is only 11megabit/sec.., Wes Miller, Thu, 26 Dec 2002 14:21:25
        • As stated in the line above. nm, Chris., Thu, 26 Dec 2002 15:41:19
      • Not with the right stuff..., MisplacedYankee , Thu, 26 Dec 2002 10:18:07
        • Re: Not with the right stuff..., Justin VanAbrahams , Thu, 26 Dec 2002 15:36:57 <-- Viewing This Message
        • 5GHz is like putting your head >>>, Eli5, Thu, 26 Dec 2002 11:35:07
          • Go with Cat5e, AJRitz, Thu, 26 Dec 2002 12:04:29
    • If you go wireless, you need to protect your system, RS , Wed, 25 Dec 2002 14:21:47
      • copper cabling is most secure, but..., Jason 0W-40, Wed, 25 Dec 2002 14:51:55
        • Re: copper cabling is most secure, but..., jp, Fri, 27 Dec 2002 09:48:06
        • The WEB encryption implementation is rather insecure, saw, Wed, 25 Dec 2002 23:39:44
          • Re: The WEB encryption implementation is rather insecure, Arik, Fri, 27 Dec 2002 08:42:48
          • Opps....That should say WEP n/m, saw, Thu, 26 Dec 2002 00:43:08
        • I do both, MisplacedYankee , Wed, 25 Dec 2002 16:47:41
          • Same, here, Dr. Eric Strauss, Wed, 25 Dec 2002 17:07:59
  • Here is what I did..., MisplacedYankee , Wed, 25 Dec 2002 13:25:24
  • Re: OT> Wiring new house for Ethernet connectivity, Erik, Wed, 25 Dec 2002 11:58:30
  • I'd go with cat5 cable-, IrieTom , Wed, 25 Dec 2002 11:31:29

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