TSGL: Bridging wireless access points

[The Computer Whisperer]

instead of bridging wireless routers, it would probably be a better
idea to use wireless extenders.

maybe....

justin

On 30/09/06, Michael Sweeden <michaelsweeden at comcast.net> wrote:
> Actually I do mean 24 routers. It's a pretty big area, there is about 150
> feet between the 2 buildings, which "end-to-end" with each other, they are
> old and thick concrete rectangles, and since it's a hotel, I'll have no
> control over what wireless adapters the guests will be using. I've gotten
> excellent range out of the Belkin Pre-N products in the past, but I've been
> in control of the adapters the PCs used in those situations, and it's my
> understanding the Pre-N stuff or MIMO stuff would be any better than
> standard G hardware without matching adapters at the PC end.
>
> They have one wireless router in the lobby where the Internet connection
> comes in, but I've gone into rooms and can only get a few rooms down without
> losing the signal. I can go a couple of hundred feet on the sidewalk outside
> where there aren't all the walls and furniture barriers, but I doubt the
> hotel guests will want to sit outside their room to use the Internet. And
> the connection is in the worst possible place - at the far end of one of the
> buildings.
>
> Thanks,
> Michael
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> you do not need 24 routers, i wonder if he means 2.4ghz?
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> you just need a few routers to flood the entire area.
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> I would recommend the new "netgear next" range, with pci(desktop) or
> pcmcia(laptop) cards from the same range of product.
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> it will be interesting to see how many you will end up using.
>
> I wouldn't plug in 24 routers on one network system anyway,
> configuration would be pretty crazy.
>
> What does the building look like? is it one big solid rectangle?
> could you broadcast from outside? etc etc...
>
> Justin
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> On 30/09/06, Michael Sweeden <michaelsweeden at comcast.net> wrote:
> > I have a client with 2 2-story hotel buildings, each about 300 feet long,
> > standing next to each other with an internet connection at the very end of
> > one building which they'd like to share with all rooms without running any
> > wires. I've spoken with Belkin about daisy-chaining 24 wireless G access
> > points together to achieve this end and was told that I should be able to
> > connect that many units together without any problems. The thing is, the
> guy
> > did not seem very authoritative in his response, plus I know real-world
> > wireless mileage will vary, so I'm wondering if anybody know from
> real-world
> > experience if any problems like propagation delay between units or the
> > number of units would be a problem, or if there is a better piece of
> > wireless hardware that would work better in this setting.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Michael
> >
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