Best Integrated Switch

25 Feb 2005 10:29 PM

loafing

One of my locations is moving into a new building in June. We aren't
going to go totally wireless, but I want the laptops to be able to
connect wirelessly without having to connecto to an access point
seperate from the main switch. What are the best switches that
integrate wire/wireless?

26 Feb 2005 5:34 AM

Jeff Liebermann

On 25 Feb 2005 14:29:49 -0800, "loafing" <dmg***@yahoo.com> wrote:

>One of my locations is moving into a new building in June. We aren't
>going to go totally wireless, but I want the laptops to be able to
>connect wirelessly without having to connecto to an access point
>seperate from the main switch. What are the best switches that
>integrate wire/wireless?

Think again. Integrating the wired switch and the wireless access
point (or router) in a box is not what methinks is a great idea. The
switch wants to live where all the wires come together, which is
usually in a closet, under a desk, or buried from sight. Meanwhile,
the access point wants to live out in the open, up high, in the middle
of everything, for maximum radio coverage. Methinks these are
mutually exclusive but easily solved by using separate boxes.

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