Greg, Please talk to me about the "stuff". ed > -----Original Message----- > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On > Behalf Of Greg Reese > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 6:45 AM > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: Citrix and WLAN > > > I normally don't disagree with John but I would go with 802.11a. > > It runs in the 5ghz spectrum and b and g run in the 2.4ghz spectrum. = > Microwaves and a lot of other things run in the 2.4 ghz range and can = > account for a lot of interference.=20 > > I have got a ton of documentation on this from some classes I went = > through with Proxim. Email me off the list and I will be more than = > happy to send them to you. > > The number of access points you need will vary on all kinds of things. = > You will have to test like hell to figure that out. > > Greg > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rowlandson, John [mailto:John.Rowlandson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 2:07 AM > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: Citrix and WLAN > > > Mallesons Stephen Jaques > www.mallesons.com > > Confidential communication > > > > go directly to .g > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eduard L. Frerking [mailto:elfelf@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, 24 June 2003 4:00 PM > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Citrix and WLAN > > > I have a major roll out project that has been pass on to me to =3D > implement. I > work for a school. Every student and every staff member will be =3D > receiving a > Laptop (already ordered). I will have to roll out approximately 800 =3D > Laptops. > These laptops are expected to connect to our Citrix XP farm. The farm is > balanced and can handle the load. The problem is I need to setup the > Wireless part. Questions are as follows. > 1.. Should I go with 802.11g or 802.11a? > 2.. How many access points do I need without too much sacrificing =3D > speed? > We have classrooms varying from about 20'x30' to 30'x40'. The rooms can = > =3D > have > up to 36 laptops in them running simultaneously. The neighboring room as > well. Rooms are gather in straight lines ranging from 3 to 7 room in a > specific "wing". Wing are at least 50' from each other. The problem =3D > arises, > in the access point load. Should I put more than one access point in =3D > each > room, if so, how to locate it so that there is not conflicts between =3D > rooms? > >From the reading which I have done and previous experience is not to put > more than about 8 or so computers on any one access point. We published = > =3D > the > desktop. Short animated video clips (up to 30 seconds) are currently =3D > used. > Our wired based in each classroom up to 8 computers and we have no =3D > problems > to speak of. We have 36 classrooms. The final piece of the pie is that I > have just over $1 million this year to get the job done. > > > > So far I was thinking of getting a bunch of one of the following? Any = > =3D > ideas? > > Cisco Aironet 1210 Access Point > > Linksys WAP55AG > > NetGear Model WG602 > > > > Of course I will need to purchase matching Ethernet cards for the =3D > laptops. > > > > Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > Eduard L. Frerking > Network/System Admin > Capt. Jason M. 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