Wireless Question

[mitchmagi]

Hi all

I'm wanting to setup a wireless network at the office to share our ADSL connection and wanted to know what the reach of the average access point is. I'm situated in a double-storey building and wanted to know what other people's experiences have been with signals going thru walls / floors etc

Or is it very much a hit and miss affair ?

Thanks

 

[freeek]

I'm not sure what the new wireless routers can do but I installed one about a year ago for an office with adsl. It worked all over the office but not thru walls.

A different Option might work though. A set up a machine with star os. get a wireless card in there and an antenae. This is what most Hotspots use. It has a super long range thru walls and everything

..- dot dot dash

 

[Nick]

Mitchmagi

From experience it is best to limit the walls you go through to as few as possible.[] But if you've got no choice try keeping the route the wireless signal has to travel @ a 90 degrees angle to the wall so that the interference is minimal. Also watch out for other interference like electrical current, cell phones, microwave ovens, ect..

Kind Regards
Nick Schuster
Technical Support D-Link SA

For any technical assistance contact me at support@d-link.co.za

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D-Link SA