Advice please ...
MindCracker
I need some advice ... a company has a new DSL-line, but in order to connect
it to the local network (Win2k) it needs to be connected using a CAD5 cable
(60 feet) .
To do so the marble floor needs to be partly removed, lay the cable, repair
the floor. This costs about $20.000. I thought it would be easier and, most
of all, cheaper to connect the network using a wireless solution. Since I
know nothing about wireless, exept that it doesn't use wires, I wonder if
you guys/gals could help me.
What type of wireless connection would you advice?
What will it cost? (approximately)
What about security?
Thanx in advance!
Halfton
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start here, both have review's, howto's & troubleshooter's
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/
http://www.dslreports.com
mfg centric but good info anyway
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/102/
hth
Joe
Kevin Webb
more than just the dsl sharing), size of area you want coverage, building
makeup if your going to have to go through walls. In short, variables.
Since it is a company, if you have more than say, 5 or 6 users, I would
recommend a corporate 802.11b solution. For that, Cisco 350 series is about
the best AP you can get, as well as the client cards, all 100 milliwatt
radios if you stay in the 350 family. If cost is a concern or you only
have a few users, there are plenty of less expensive solutions. 802.11a,
much higher bandwidth might also be something that would fit your situation.
Short story is, you need to give ALOT more information if you want
legitimate suggestions. Frankly, if it's very important to you, you need a
site survey by a company that knows what it's doing. If this is a small
office, or it's just something that is not mission critical, you can
certainly get away without it.
etc.."MindCracker" <ddu...@i.hatespam.email.com> wrote in message
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me
However why on earth are you going to tear up a marble floor for this? I'm
all for wireless, but CAT-5 is good for 100 Meters without a hub to act as a
repeater. You could go outside the structure, or into the overhead....
Why under marlble?
You can even get a phone wire to work if the distance is right and
interference is minimal.
Just my 4 conducters worth.
/me
"MindCracker" <ddu...@i.hatespam.email.com> wrote in message
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Thom Price
Someone else may need to take a look at the cabling issue there. While
wireless is great, at 11Mbps it's also slower than CAT5 (Category 5 is the
longer version), at 100Mbps. Not so bad when you consider that the DSL
connection is slower than wireless, but overall network speed is something
to consider. I'm sure someone else with better sense (perhaps) could find
some other path than digging out marble floors just to run a single wire.
There may be someone around who could envision running a cable up a wall
somewhere, or under the floor into a crawl space or something, or even
*outside* the building and around the perimeter, to run the cable. It can
go 100 meters, so there's often another path people haven't discovered yet.
Wireless is certainly a fine option, but hardwire is inherently faster,
currently. Sorry to turn on my new-found friends here, but wireless ain't
always the answer. Sometimes common sense is the answer. <g>
Just my 2ข.
Thom
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MindCracker
Now I know it's caT-5 (instead of CAD-5) and that it can work 'till up to
100 meters. This opens alot of extra doors eg. running the cable *outside*.
Running along walls wasn't an option, the company owner doesn't want cables
running along walls or using cablegutters.
Now I have to find out what speed this network is running on. Since it's
only the connection between the network and the DSL-connection, I could
consider using a 10/100Mb switch and a wireless connection. I'll discuss
this with the owner.
Thanx again!
- Dirk