[Noisebridge-discuss] Slow internet access at 83c

[Kevin Reedy]

I believe http://www.ruckuswireless.com/products/zoneflex/2942/ is the
access point in use.

On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 1:23 PM, Jeffrey Malone
<ieatlint at tehinterweb.com> wrote:
> Wires inevitably add clutter no matter how nicely you do it. Extra cables to
> trip on, cover a table, etc.
>
> Security should not be an issue. We're all pretty technically informed, and
> I as such say anyone sending data they consider sensitive without some sort
> of connection encryption is responsible for problems.
>
> The problem however could be the wifi. Are the waps in use cheap ones for
> homes with an intended 5 to 10 clients?
> Perhaps a wap designed for larger clients is what is needed.
>
> On Nov 26, 2008 10:59 AM, "jim" <jim at well.com> wrote:
>
>
> at the risk of clogging the nb email stream:
>
> * wifi devices i've used (including those at cafes
> and other small businesses) go down regularly and
> are not well-documented or managed with respect to
> access (wep vs wpa and which variant thereof...).
>   larger "corporate" enterprise wifi LANs have
> the benefits of a trained IT staff.
>
> * soho wifi installations are subject to cracking
> (vs "hacking").
>
> * wifi bandwidth does not allow a large number of
> separate nodes--performance degrades as user
> activity increases.
>
> * because the medium is radio waves, it's subject
> to radio wave disturbances (reflections, noise...).
>
> * although theoretically the same as a wired LAN,
> a wifi LAN allows greater risk of node-to-node
> cracking--someone "over there" getting into the
> machine you're using "over here".
>   the increased risk is due to the fact that
> it's easier to vet users of a wired LAN and also
> that it's easier to monitor activities on a wired
> LAN. easier not so much as a matter of features
> (one could set up monitoring and vetting for a
> wifi LAN) as a matter of neglect and ignorance
> (similar to the causes of more risk on windows
> machines).
>   seems to me possible to effect, just a greater
> pain in the ass (because the wifi machines go
> down frequently) and with the requisite of fairly
> constant attention by some trained personage.
>
>   cables need not add clutter, at least not as
> much as is often seen.
>   rj45 jacks can be presented in on-the-wall
> boxes that are wired through raceways or troughs.
>   rj45 jacks can be distributed around the
> perimeters of the main room and upstairs room.
>   it's possible to rig a structure over the
> center table that delivers not only ethernet
> cables but electricity and task lighting as well.
> in that case, people working at the center table
> might connect to the LAN (or AC power or a task
> light) through a raceway running down the center
> of the table or through boxes just under the
> center table that are tied to a raceway on the
> undersurface of the table that connects to the
> "bus" coming down from the rig.
>
> On Wed, 2008-11-26 at 10:16 -0800, Chris Palmer wrote: > jim writes: > > >
> on a separate note, ...
>
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