[wplug] On the topic of wireless...

Drew from Zhrodague drewzhrodague at hotmail.com
Sun Oct 24 11:01:07 EDT 2004


> So this probably slightly off topic, but I figured while we were on the
> topic of wireless this would be a good place to ask.
> 
> I'm in charge of building a wireless network for a conference in a
> couple of weeks.  The hotel has some wireless in the larger rooms, but
> doesn't have wireless support in many of the meeting rooms.  I need to
> provide support for a couple of rooms that have ethernet jacks to hook a
> WAP or WAP/Router into, and a few that don't.
> 
> I was thinking of just picking up five or six LinkSys WRT54G devices, as
> I've had good luck with them in the past for my home network, plus
> they're really hackable.  I'm worried about how these guys will handle
> many users (probably about 25-30 at a time, around 100 over the course
> of a day).
> 
> Is there a reason why I need to go with the really expensive 3Com or
> Lucent equipment?  Or could I just get a couple of WRT54Gs on different
> channels and have that work for wireless support?

    Should work, depending on your situation.

    Dealing with authentication? No? An easy install...

    Contact me offlist if you need some help! =_)

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Drew from Zhrodague
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