T40_Laptop
join:2005-06-26
Fremont, CA
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Re: [General] VOIP over Wireless LAN?
Go for 802.11A access points. they cost more than their G counterpart, but yuou will appreciate the once you know the hassels you avoided. 11A offers about 14 non overlapping channels, meaning, 14 of the access points can sit next to each other and cause NO interference at all...
I recommend .11a for these kind of situation..
Other than that... you would do just fine with wireless lan and VOIP...
Where as 802.11B/G has only 3 non overlapping channels... you plan tot have 4 wirelss bridges, means, you can have only three without interference in a close proximity..Even if you have 3, your boxes will experience interferece from 2.4Ghz phones, your neighbor's access points etc.. |
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JTDC
join:2000-02-07
Washington, DC | Thanks. As I do not have any experience woth wireless LANs, I did not think about limitations in terms of channels and intereference. I guess I might be better off just going with wired connections. |
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EXNTVOIP
join:2004-08-04
Myrtle Beach, SC
| We had the same situation when we moved into our office. We use the wall plug ethernet bridge by netgear for 3 of our office computers and 2 of our VOIP phones and 1 of our network printers. They are very easy to setup and use.
»www.netgear.com/products/details/XE102.php |
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JTDC
join:2000-02-07
Washington, DC | Thanks. I had not thought about the possibility of ethernet over power lines. The only problems is that it is slow, but this is certainly an easy solution from the installation perspective! |
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EXNTVOIP
join:2004-08-04
Myrtle Beach, SC | The speed is great for internet access. We notice it is slow when we are transfering huge files between computers. We do not transfer large files often. The speed is 14 mbps. |
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JTDC
join:2000-02-07
Washington, DC | Thanks for the feedback. This mat be the way I choose to go, at least in the short term. |
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