Hi Rick,
The Hyatt does sound like an interesting case study. On the surface, it
would seem that walls of all kinds, other signals floating around, etc.,
would make such a project impossible, but if it can be done, it sure
would be interesting to see in operation.
Bill
> Exactly. The problem is power and location :( You should be able to
overlap, just use different channels. The user will only connect to a
single AP at a time. If they have their laptop set to roam, they'll
connect to the next available AP if they've walked out of range.
> I see your mention of line-of-sight, but since machines are typically
> behind walls, I guess you mean a qualified-line-of-site that allows
for
> walls.
Nope, I mean real line of sight. I've seen articles where people have
done 5 mile line-of-sight networks across the plains.. But that's for
extending a network by deploying an additional AP. It's not a single
'wide area' covered by one AP.
Here's my example, and what happened when I started looking into doing
this.
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