Posted on 06/12/2005 5:36:19 AM PDT by rodkajun
What method of wireless is best for a small company that has a office PC and wireless capable laptops in the field?
ummm...
well it depends on where the people will be working...
wireless doesn't really work in rural areas too well....
Wireless in the field doesn't affect the office! In the field, they still have to connect to the Internet and then VPN or something into the office. The office server doesn't care how the remote computer is connected - wired or wireless.
Wireless internet access? or wireless networking? (or both).
I was just checking your thread b/c I'm trying to learn about this same topic, not b/c I had any answers, sorry I can't be of more help.
I know with wireless networking in your office, you need to be careful about using a relatively secure system, so that someone with a laptop in a car can't get on your network and look through the files on your network. I think that most wireless networking equipment has this stuff built in these days, just need to be sure it's on. Good luck.
If your network also has a wired Internet connection you could possible get a cellular type wireless connection for the laptops in the field. This will be at a considerable extra cost. Note that in any case your laptops in the field will not be able to directly talk to you LAN wireless network unless they're right by it physically.
Hope this helps.
Rod : Check out the website of LinkSys. They have an excellent tutorial on their homepage titled "EDUCATE ME". Security is always a concern but, rest easy, they will guide you thru this stuff.
All the major work has been done and is waiting for you. Good luck.
Go to LinkSys.com or "google'" thru "PC networking sources".
Many coffee shops, restaurants, hotels/motels and even some public libraries provide free wireless access to the Internet. There are web sites that list these hotspots and many of these places advertise their wireless access.
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