[dba-Tech] Wireless or wired

I'm sure the Project Management Institute will love this use of 'PMI' - heh

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kath Pelletti [mailto:SDSSoftware at optusnet.com.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 6:19 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Wireless or wired 
> 
> 
> Thanks Bryan. PMI (have I invented this new abbreviation? - 
> Pardon My Ignorance)...but what is 802.11b??
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Bryan Carbonnell 
>   To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues 
>   Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 12:56 PM
>   Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Wireless or wired 
> 
> 
>   On 30 Oct 2003 at 9:18, Kath Pelletti wrote:
> 
>   > Can I ask - we are about to rewire (as part of a re-build) our old
>   > home and that incorporates my office.
>   > 
>   > I had planned to ask for Cat5 cable throughout the house 
> to say 6 or 7
>   > points for a network, given that we will never again be 
> able to do it
>   > so easily.
>   > 
>   > But is this really necessary given wireless networks? 
> What do you all
>   > think?
> 
>   If the cost isn't a concern, then I would wire it. Like you 
> said, you 
>   will never be able to do it so easily again.
> 
>   You may not end up using it, but it's there. Although you 
> may use it 
>   if you want higher transfer speeds. 802.11b has a transfer speed of 
>   about 11Mbps (IIRC) whereas with a  wired network you can get at 
>   least 100 Mbps.
> 
>   Then again, I'm not a big fan of wireless at the moment.
> 
>   --
>   Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca
>   I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
> 
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