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    Need help for CAMPUS Solutions

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by djrapidjazz, Mar 28, 2005.

  1. djrapidjazz

    djrapidjazz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi GUYS or should I say genius of wireless networks I need a help to make a solutions so plz help me there is a campus in this campus there are 3 LABS one LAB got 30 computers second got 50 computer and 3rd got 45 computer so I need a solution to connect these labs via Wireless using 802.11g standard so plzz help me what should I do plz give me solutions ok ohhh by the way these labs are 3 KM far from each other but are located in one campus and one thing more how much computer can I connect using one wireless AP or Router [ :(][ :(][ :(]
     
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    Each building is 3km away from the next? What kind of campus is this? To use my own Seattle as a reference, that's almost the entire length of Mercer Island on a North/South axis between each building, almost 2 miles. In any case, there is going to be no average out-of-the-box solution to your problem. You are going to have to have several access points in each building which are networked together with wireless bridges with parabolic dish antennas or high gain yagi antennas. Tell me what your budget is and I'll recommend some hardware. Diagrams of the buildings' internal and external layouts would also be helpful.

    Also, the number of computers per access point varies model to model. What's really most important in that regard is how well the access point handles its connection to the rest of the network. A relatively cheap access point can claim to support 50 computers, but how well do you think you it's going to handle splitting one 10/100 port to the rest of the network 50 different ways under full load? It will fail, causing dropped connections, refused connections, and a need for frequent resetting of the devices. The way I would handle it is think of each access point as having the same capacity as a similarly priced switch. If the only switch you could get for the same price is 8-12 ports, don't think that the access point is going to handle 4x as many computers effectively (regardless of what the manufacturer might claim).

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    djrapidjazz Notebook Enthusiast

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    well thanks for reply me so quickly you ask me my budget well its 16650 US$ so tell me whats the freaky solution and let me tell you one thing that i want to join every thing wireless ok so do me a favar plz dont give me any wire solutions and like i say 1 lab got 50 computers tell me can i connect 50 computers on linksys access point model #WAP54G [ :)] if no then i guess i batter use 2 access point and devide number of pc