[NTLUG:Discuss] LAN Planning

[Paul Ingendorf]

Judging some of the follow ups my previous reply was to long to read so I
will keep this one short.  I like the linksys wap11 it is fairly cheap
around $100 has up to 256bit encryption, web based administration, easy
installation, multiple base frequncies.  They also have a pci card the
wmp11.

-----Original Message-----
From: discuss-admin at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-admin at ntlug.org]On Behalf
Of Aaron Goldblatt
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 5:42 AM
To: discuss at ntlug.org
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] LAN Planning


> windows machine someone on the LAN to configure it; and if you bought it
new,
> it would probably be pricey, but there are cheaper models out there.

I've pretty well decided that wireless is going to be the way to go.
I'm estimating that plenum- or riser-rated cable is, at something on
the order of $100-$150/box, is going to be wildly expensive.  $200
for a patch panel, plus associated bits and pieces (not to mention
$30-$50 for a punchdown tool and blade).  Even on ebay, after
shipping it doesn't get a whole lot cheaper.  And that's without even
considering holes in my ceiling, which I haven't even looked at
doing properly yet.  Looks like my answer, just based on sheer
price, is going to be 802.11x.

Something with that kind of performance wouldn't necessarily be a
bad thing, and since I'm only intending on buying one card and one
AP, it's not a huge crisis that the individual bits are a little on the
not-cheap side. I'm guessing the AP1000 is the AP?  What's the
card?  I need PCI, not PCMCIA.

ag

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