[X Newbies] Two question: AP and Entourage

[Watrat]

Hey Vincent,
    Thanks for taking the time to respond.  If I understand you correctly I
would simply need a WAP plugged into my router?  If I just need the wireless
aspect for my one powerbook, should I return my Belkin wireless router and
go back to my Linksys and run a long cable to where I want the WAP?  This is
for my small business and would run the cabling to where I want it to be?
The Belkin now tends to be spotty when I am away from the base station.
Should I remove the 64 bit encryption or will that totally leave my
computers wide open?

Thanks again

Tom

On 7/24/03 10:51 PM, "Vincent Cayenne" <vcayenne at mac.com> wrote:

> At 8:12 PM -0400 7/24/03, Watrat wrote:
>> The first question is in regards to wireless access points; can someone
>> suggest a good one to work with a PC and a mac powerbook with airport
>> extreme?  At work, I bought a Belkin wireless router 802.11B and its good
>> when I am near the router, but very sketchy when I work my way away from it.
> 
> Useful info: Airport Extreme is Apple's name for their implementation
> of the 802.11g standard for wireless communication. 802.11g is
> capable of faster communication than 802.11b while providing backward
> compatibility with 802.11b.
> 
> More specific to your question: If you have turned on the security
> such that your wireless network is password-protected, the range is
> adversely affected. How far do you get before performance is
> "sketchy"? Do you have any other devices using the 2.4 GHz band?
> Microwave, wireless phone? Did you leave the Belkin set to default
> settings or have you changed security, channel, etc.?
> 
> I have used Siemens, SMC, NetGear, Linksys and D-Link gear, receiving
> similar range and performance from all. I used an SMC Barricade
> 7004AWBR for about a year with excellent results - whole house
> coverage from PowerBooks (Wallstreets and Lombards with Lucent
> Orinoco cards) and from two Airport-equipped iBooks. When I added a
> TiBook with an Airport card I simply could not get a good connection
> from one bedroom. I added a $30 Siemens device (I'm using only its
> wireless capability) at another wired point in my home and now again
> have whole house coverage going out to the end of the back yard (the
> SMC covers me out to the opposite sidewalk at front).
> 
> These devices have now gotten so affordable that I use a Linksys for
> its router, the SMC as a Wireless Access Point (WAP) and switch, and
> the Siemens as a second WAP. The multifunction devices are less
> expensive than the dedicated WAPs!