Bill;
I am a former spectroscopist who works for Dell Computers in Round Rock,
Texas. One of my present projects is working with wireless PCI Adhoc
systems. Therefore, my LAN experience is limited to localized server and
laptop configurations using an AIRONET wireless configuration (2.4 GMZ).
My experience is that wireless communication is exceptional if the
participating systems are fixed and free of the typical obstructions.
(Very similar in nature to NMR site setups) I have found that the signal
at times between clients and server are at best transient. "Client X" may
see the whole network but not be able to use the TCP to connect to e-mail or
internet or printers. "Client Y" may see all shared directories and
printers today, but you come in tomorrow and you have to reboot and see only
itself in the network neighborhood.
You think you are a network administrator now, just wait until the wireless
LAN is in place.
Alan Kook, PhD
ELS Project Team
Dell Computers
Alan_Kook_at_Dell.COM
-----Original Message-----
> From: Dr. W. L. Jarrett [mailto:William.Jarrett_at_usm.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 12:20 PM
> To: ammrl_at_wwitch.unl.edu
> Subject: Wireless LANs and NMRs
Brother spectroscopists:
I just found out that our computer department is planning on implement
wireless lans for some of the buildings on campus (part a major networking
upgrade). Have any of you out there had any experiences (good or bad)
concerning these beasts? Do I need to raise a big stink about this?
Thanks,
Bill
Dr. W. L. Jarrett
University of Southern Mississippi
Department of Polymer Science
Box 10076
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0076
Phone: (601)266-4551
Fax: (601)266-5504
email: William.Jarrett_at_usm.edu
Received on Fri Feb 04 2000 - 11:34:10 MST