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Old 05-19-2005, 12:02 PM   #1
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Access Point Question

I have a four port wired ADSL LAN hooked up to two PC's and I recently connected a wireless access point for use with a laptop and all is working well.

My question is, can I use more than one piece of wireless equipment on my network via the wireless access point, as it is obviously only connected to one port on my router?

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Old 05-19-2005, 01:44 PM   #2
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I found this:

"How Many Users Can Use a Single Access Point?

Wi-Fi networks, like wired networks, are a shared medium. An 802.11b Wi-Fi network may provide 11 Mbps of bandwidth to an individual user. Theoretically, if ten users are simultaneously using the network, each will have to share and may only get 1 Mbps or so each. However, network sharing is not quite this simple. A lot depends on the users' behaviors. Someone who is just sending and receiving e-mail just uses the wireless connection in bursts. They will probably never notice any slow down. On the other hand, a roomful of Wi-Fi users who are accessing high-resolution multimedia over a single access point may indeed notice a slowdown. In this instance, they may require additional access points or higher speed access points that use 802.11a or 802.11g that provide 54 Mbps or better of bandwidth.

Depending on how the users connect and what they do once they are on the network, you may need to use higher speed access points, as well as more of them."

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Old 05-20-2005, 02:45 AM   #3
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That's great. THanks for your help.
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