how many clients connect to ap at once?

Demarc (tony) 908-996-7995 tonylist at wwwbiz.com
Fri Nov 8 16:04:00 EST 2002


Ah ok, I personally would not be doing QoS on a per user basis as I
don't think this is the base way to build out a system.  But QoS on type
of services this would make sense, which we will have in new updates of
the AP code :)

Sincerely
Tony Morella
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew G Brown [mailto:wireless at brh.co.nz] 
> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 11:34 PM
> To: Demarc (tony) 908-996-7995; 'Darryl Smith'; 
> wireless at lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: how many clients connect to ap at once?
> 
> 
> Well if you offer QOS your Users/CIR Bandwidth ratio would 
> define how many users per AP before you over subscribed CIR 
> rates. although having said that anyone with 5mb CIR carrier 
> bandwidth can probably afford a new access point.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Matt
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Demarc (tony) 908-996-7995" <tonylist at wwwbiz.com>
> To: "'Matthew G Brown'" <wireless at brh.co.nz>; "'Darryl 
> Smith'" <Darryl at radio-active.net.au>; <wireless at lists.samba.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 2:50 PM
> Subject: RE: how many clients connect to ap at once?
> 
> 
> > Why?
> >
> > Sincerely
> > Tony Morella
> > Demarc Technology Group
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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
> > > > email: tony at demarctech.com
> > > > http://www.demarctech.com
> > > > Open Chat Server http://www.demarctech.com:8000
> > > > Yahoo IM: tonymorella
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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
> > > > >
> > > > > ---------
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> > > > > 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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