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Building a Wireless Network for an Apartment Complex?

Posted by Cliff on from the wave-of-the-future dept.

itwerx asks: "I've been asked to design a wireless infrastructure for an apartment complex. Tenants will pay an 'access deposit' and a monthly surcharge to get a PCMCIA/PCI/USB network card along with free installation and, of course, wireless Internet access. The buildings are arranged such that 2 WAP's per building should cover all the tenants (one WAP per side, far enough away to get line-of-sight through the windows). I do have a few concerns, however. All help is appreciated and when we're done we'll put up a HOWTO!"

"My concerns are the following:

  • Interference between WAP's (there's several buildings) - there are enough channels if we go 802.11a but cost is a concern.
  • Management of 'hitchhikers' - we're planning on manual assignment via DHCP/MAC address for tenants with others having all their HTTP requests get directed to an info page. Anybody done something different?
  • Interference from WAP's and other devices that may be owned by tenants! Should we just avoid the default channel and hope for the best?!?
What other things might I need to worry about?"

7 of 294 comments (clear)

  1. How Are You Gentlemen? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
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    1. Re: How Are You Gentlemen? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      I like to jizzle all over your bunghole. And then lick it.

  2. I would not hire you by chairmanKAGA · · Score: -1, Troll

    If someone is paying you money to do this shouldn't you be at the point where you know what your doing? Seriously, this is irresponsible. We should be asking YOU how to do this!

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    1. Re:I would not hire you by chairmanKAGA · · Score: 0, Troll

      My first moderted "troll". And no, it wasn't a troll. I just think you should be enough of a professional where you don't have to ask how to do your job on a web site. Learn how to do it, then become a professional. Would you want a doctor posting questions like "how do I calcualte someones blood presure?"?

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      "Allez Cusine!"
  3. WIFI networks in apartment buildings are a threat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    WIFI networks in apartment buildings are a threat to national security, terrorists could use them to communicate.

  4. Re:interference.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    http://www.goatse.cx

  5. Well bugger me by hayden · · Score: 0, Troll

    First AND second post and both with content. That has to be some sort of slashdot record.

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