On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:25:51 -0600, sylvan butler
wrote:
On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 10:22:04 -0400, krw wrote:
In article ,
says...
to 801.11g. No video is pretty decent, but I find myself wanting to
That should have been "Now video is pretty decent." 
copy 1gb to 8gb files between systems. Time for copper.
Are you going GbE? I don't see the huge gain from 54Mb to 100Mb.
The difference is HUGE between wireless 54Mb and 100baseT ethernet. For
one, you really get 100Mbit on the ethernet.
Not quite. There's always SOME overhead. Also, the computer and OS
limit the speed you can get. Still expect much greater speed than with
wireless.
BTW, I definitely do get more than 54Mbps on a wired network.
For another, you get
full-duplex. I've never seen 54Mb come even close to 54Mb thruput in
any realistic scenario. Since it is only half-duplex (only one side can
transmit at any given moment) about the best you get is 25Mb. Then
consider that the collision domain is _every_system_ on the wireless net
and your thruput goes way down.
Also, you can expect MUCH LOWER range than advertised (you don't have
ideal conditions at your house). When the signal gets weaker, speed
goes down even more.
I'd still use wireless, but only when necessary (like with a laptop
that's moved around a lot). Never as a substitute for an ethernet
cable.
I'm actually running one 'G' and two
'B' nets at home, using all three non-colliding channels, just to
seperate traffic. 
I seem to heard that 3 is about the most non-colliding channels you
can get.
I'm contemplating GigE. Like you, all I need is a switch. When I see
a deal I can't refuse, I'll jump. The rest of the infrastructure is
ready.
If it doesn't cost too much more than 100Mbps equipment.
I'd put wires where there would be computers and in the basement
and such. I don't think I'd wire the living room and dining room
Wire dual runs of Cat5 or better to anyplace you might want TV or audio.
Digital media distribution is the future, and Cat-5 means you can get
not only the content, but with power-over-ethernet (POE) simple devices
won't even need a power cable. But your entertainment center definitely
needs network connectivity.
I'd recommend you consider wiring dual runs pretty darn near everywhere.
One run is probably enough (you can always add a switch there if you
need to). Of course, when you're putting in that one, it wouldn't be
much harder to run two instead.
can be replaced. Same for the entertainment center.
Definitely.
In the future I expect something far better than 802.11 for wireless, or
else networking will be wired in homes the way power was wired 50 years
ago -- outlets in every room, on most walls, but never enough or in the
right place. Unlike power which had to be codified to force outlets
every 12 feet and on every wall, the haphazard approach for networking
will probably be good enough, since 802.11 can fill in the gaps.
sdb
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