[kwlug disc.] detecting wireless

[Unsolicited]

OK, you caught me. Clearly, sorry, I'm somewhat assuming my own 
situation on the rest of the world.

I should have cast 'YMMV's all over the place.

Cedric Puddy wrote, On 3/08/2007 4:22 PM:

> Here's were we disagree -- if you have 802.11b/g today, and a 2.4 Ghz 
> cordless phone today, then your cordless phone has a high probability of 
> knocking you offline and keeping you there while it's in use.  I've been 
> to a number of client homes, etc, over the years, and observed that I 
> could disconnect every wireless computer in the house just by calling 
> the the guy on my cell phone.

My situation: I'm deeply irritated at my current (cordless) phones, 
and expect to be replacing them soon. Particularly as 5.8 drives down 
the prices of 2.4 at refurb shops to, up to now, ridiculously cheap 
prices. And (I believe) with voip needing different sets if you want 
different extensions ...

Further, I'm almost exceeding the copper capacity of my devices. 
Buying a cheapo 2.4 wireless router, and turning the wireless off, 
makes a certain amount of sense. Depends upon how things go. e.g. if 
SPA-3102 and/or 802.11n with GB, then ... burp equipment ...

	BTW - bluetooth. I have minimal investment in it now. I'm seeing news 
stories about gps chips in watch sized devices for putting on the 
elderly in case they wander away. Is this the bluetooth replacement 
coming? i.e. IP in a chip for every device in the home? Ubiquitous, 
finally, turn the lights on/off, start the coffee maker, type 
lifestyle. Not that that's not possible now, but it's all ... 
'inter-vendor convoluted (?) and expensive.' (?)

> 
> Also, the appeal of 802.11n depends on what exactly you are doing -- if 
> you just surf, do the occasional print job to a shared printer, and 

My situation: I'm hoping for multiple mythTV appliances around the 
house. At least one per floor. Replace the stereo, slide projector, 
camcorder hook up to TV, baby room monitoring, watch the front and 
back doors with webcams, VoIP the phones, get the weather report, 
etc., etc.

    And copper gigabit backups between basement and 3rd floor. If 
fire, grab external USB drive in next room and go. And if wireless 
routers at those floors, connected via copper - range / walls should 
matter less.

> aren't having range issues, then even 802.11b is plenty fast.  (Most 

Evidently the 'post-N' issues are having range issues compared to 
'pre-N' versions. FWIW.

 > If I had my library-O-raw photos that I am editing located on an 
NFS > server that I'm accessing over 802.11n, then heck yeah, it would
 > make a difference.

You are absolutely right. My situation: in home bandwidth between 
server and clients.

> If you don't have GigE in your home, then the speed advantages of 

My situation: I do.

> 
> - -Cedric

And, oh yeah, YMMV.

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