Wireless networks (was Free stuff (UK) again)

From: James Rice <jrice54_at_vzavenue.net>
Date: Thu Jul 8 07:40:55 2004

In our experience, wireless is fine for casual internet connections,
thin clients (terminal services, citrix, rdp) but much too slow for
anything that involves any level of data transfer. We sell and support
medical software that transfers very large databases. I have lost count
of how many offices have implimented wireless networks without checking
with us first. They usually scream bloody murder when we inform them
they will have to revert back to wired networks. It seems mostly the
doctors brother-in-law reccomended wireless.

I use wireless 802.11g at home for my kids and wifes internet
connections. All of my Unix boxes are wired. Since I'm again an
apartment dweller, the mgt company frowns on racks and patch panel
installations.

Christopher McNabb wrote:

>
>Interesting, because we have LOTS of wireless here at Virginia Tech
>and oh yeah, it works fine. I'm on a wireless connenction right now.
>
>The house I live in is 175 years old and is on the Federal Register of
>Historic Places. The walls are 16" thick brick - even the interior
>walls. Because the building is protected, I couldn't run a wired
>network, so we went with wireless. It works fine, even through the
>very thick walls and floors.
>
>I think that wireless installations that are slow and/or unreliable
>probably have configuration issues or interference from other sources.
>
>
>
Received on Thu Jul 08 2004 - 07:40:55 BST

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