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Help with Wireless\Wireless Setup

  • 28-06-2003 12:40pm
    #1
    SouperComputer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭


    I dont really have a clue how wireless works, so bear with me. This is what I need to do:

    I have IBB Broadband internet setup on a linux server with a QOS thingy setup.

    Now, I need to feed 3 desktops & 6 laptops a wireless internet connection from this linux server.

    what do I need? Can I just stick a wireless PCI NIC in the server and et-voila?

    also, some of the laptops may be Mac, are most wireless cards Mac compatible?

    TIA


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  • #2
    jesus_thats_gre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,441 ✭✭✭✭jesus_thats_gre


    Sounds like an interesting job ya got there!! any jobs :)


    I would suggest the following:


    An IEE802.1g Access Point(AP) that will remain permently connected to your wired LAN that the server is on. I presume have a wired LAN, if not, connect the Server and AP through a switch. This is the most recent standard and is more suitable for the large number of clients you are going to have. As far as I know, the more clients you have making use of the available signal, the data rate will get proportionally lower.

    For each PC I would suggest installing a 802.1g Wireless NIC and then a PCMCIA card for each laptop also.

    I would suggest setting the Wireless LAN up in infrastructure mode as oppossed to Ad Hoc mode.

    The AP's manual should be able to fuill you in with the rest such as channels (between 11 and 13 different frequencies, all compnonets should be on the same), SSID's (sort of similar to the windows workgroup, all compnonets should be on the same) and WEP (encryption).


  • #3
    SouperComputer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    cool, so 1 acess point 2 PCI NICS and 6 PCMCIA nics. cuala buala

    cheers


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,817 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Have a look at www.dublinwan.org / www.irishwan.org

    Security will be the big problem - also line of sight is a problem - a lot depends on the enviroment and range you intend to cover...

    Old buildings have thick walls / new buildings may have foil insulation - neither are good

    And the real bad news WiFi uses WEP for security - the 128 bit version has compatability problems between brands - and the 64 bit version uses a 24 bit magic number - leaving 40 bits for the encryption...


  • #5
    topgold
    Registered Users Posts: 179 ✭✭topgold


    I'd post your question to the support section of www.IrishWAN.org or chat them up on IRC. Devore might remember the name of the *NIX guy in the Limerick audience last weekend. There was some discussion directly related to your question during the 2003 National Irish WAN Conference on Saturday.


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