> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wireless Issues in the JANET community [mailto:WIRELESS-
> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Alexander Clouter
> Sent: 14 March 2008 13:11
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Quick question
>
> Hi,
>
> Scott Armitage <[log in to unmask]> [20080314 13:00:22 +0000]:
> >
> > > If I could travel back in time I would probably look at:
> > > * http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6580015724.html
> > > * http://www.xirrus.com/
> >
> > I like the theory, and they do look good (I especially like the AP
> shaped
> > promotional material they sent us). However you would really need to
> plan
> > your deployment well (which you should be doing anyway) due to the
> > networking and power requirements of the APs (this is the same of any
> > 802.11n kit).
> >
> Arguably the deploying issue is the same for all AP's (I would say) but
> the
> power issue is something I had not thought of. Then I would not be too
> bothered by it...I'll finally be able to slap our multicast DVB MPEG2
> streams
> across them :)
I'm not saying don't do it, but just remember if you hang it on a ceiling you have to get power up there (until 802.3at comes along).
>
> > Also those things are the size of dustbin lids, imagine one of them
> hanging
> > on a false ceiling :-D
> >
> Fail to see the problem here :) I feel as if the panic in the lusers
> from the
> 'brain cooking devices' is not has well explored as it could be. Now
> strapping what looks like a flying saucer with blinking lights and
> advertising there are eight transmitters in there....that's panic :)
>
> We already have people in the *helldesk* that have moved away from the
> AP due
> to 'headaches'...whilst the devices tranmitter was powered off...go
> figure :)
The foil hat brigade will be looking at them curiously not realising the main danger isn't from the radio waves but if the thing fell on their head :-)
Scott
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