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On 12/11/2015 13:52, Alec Ten Harmsel wrote: |
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> On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 09:05:02AM +0100, Ralf wrote: |
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>> On 11/12/2015 01:08 AM, Alec Ten Harmsel wrote: |
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>>> I do not run any APs, but I manage plenty of laptops with 5GHz Intel |
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>>> chipsets, and never had a problem. Is there any reason you are not |
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>>> using a dedicated AP instead of a wireless card in AP mode? |
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>> I also thought so, but according to a friend of mine, running a card in |
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>> AP or monitor mode is quite different as running a card as client. |
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>> Especially if you want to have a dual stack ability. |
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> That makes sense. In my apartment I have a dedicated Netgear router and a |
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> dedicated TP-LINK AP. The AP was around $20, and has fantastic range. |
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> Having a dedicated AP sounds way easier to me than trying to do a |
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> dual-stack thing. |
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> Now that I think a bit more about it, having a wireless AP and a |
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> wireless client on the same chip doesn't sound good, since one MAC |
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> address would be doing two functions. That said, I am not even close to |
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> a networking guru; I hope someone else can chime in. |
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I also dislike trying to make hardware do two things, it always feels |
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hacky to me. Doubly so for workstation-grade wifi, quality in those |
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things is pretty shitty compared to decent equipment. |
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When it comes to creating a network in your living/work space, I always |
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prefer to just do it right and lay out the money for something decent. |
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Buy a real AP, position it in the place that gives best performance and |
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all your client hardware can use it. Sure, it costs some money but it's |
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money well spent on infrastructure and makes life so much easier. Moving |
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house? Take the AP with to the new house. 4 mates show up who want to |
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share stuff with you? An AP handles this much better than trying to get |
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a workstation to do it. |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |