how many clients connect to ap at once?

[Demarc (tony) 908-996-7995]

Why?

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew G Brown [mailto:wireless at brh.co.nz] 
> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 6:55 PM
> To: Demarc (tony) 908-996-7995; 'Darryl Smith'; 
> wireless at lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: how many clients connect to ap at once?
> 
> 
> But remembering that Quality of service reduces these numbers 
> quite substantially.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Demarc (tony) 908-996-7995" <tonylist at wwwbiz.com>
> To: "'Darryl Smith'" <Darryl at radio-active.net.au>; 
> <wireless at lists.samba.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 11:58 AM
> Subject: RE: how many clients connect to ap at once?
> 
> 
> > Darryl
> >
> > This depends on how the AP was designed, for example Cisco and our 
> > 180mW AP use higher end processors and can pass traffic for more 
> > clients. With our ReliaWave AP OS that includes MAC layer bandwidth 
> > management and can run on a higher end x86 processor the 
> hard limit is 
> > 2048 MACs. For indoor use 200-300 clients is not out of the 
> question, 
> > for outdoors about 128 would be the max I would want to do.
> >
> > Sincerely
> > Tony Morella
> > Demarc Technology Group
> > Office: 908-996-7995
> > Cell: 908-246-9170
> > Fax: 908-847-0202
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> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: wireless-admin at lists.samba.org 
> > > [mailto:wireless-admin at lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Darryl Smith
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 3:14 PM
> > > To: wireless at lists.samba.org
> > > Subject: RE: how many clients connect to ap at once?
> > >
> > >
> > > This brings up another interesting question...
> > >
> > > How many clients can connect to an access point period. I believe 
> > > that they have done some tests at Dartmouth College in the USA on 
> > > this and found that the number was quite high with some access 
> > > points. I have this thought in the back of my mind that 
> they may not 
> > > be too high for the cheaper units - and that this is one 
> area where 
> > > higher price gives more... As for numbers I am not quite sure
> > >
> > > Darryl
> > >
> > > ---------
> > > Darryl Smith, VK2TDS   POBox 169 Ingleburn NSW 2565 Australia
> > > Mobile Number 0412 929 634 [+61 4 12 929 634 International] 
> > > Darryl at radio-active.net.au | www.radio-active.net.au
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: wireless-admin at lists.samba.org 
> > > [mailto:wireless-admin at lists.samba.org] On > Behalf Of Joel
> > >
> > > Sent: Thursday, 7 November 2002 9:22 PM
> > > To: wireless at lists.samba.org
> > > Subject: how many clients connect to ap at once?
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi friend,
> > > I want to know if i make a access point on redhat
> > > linux 7.3 using prism2 card then how many clients can 
> connect to my 
> > > access point at once. is there any limit????
> > >
> > > Thank,
> > > Joel
> > >
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