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Wireless Means Radio

Author(s): 

David Lang

Wireless means radio, and it sounds obvious when it’s stated, but sysadmins are normally not trained in the radio field. If the radio side doesn’t work, you have no chance of the network working. In this article, I explain the problems you are facing, so that it’s possible to build a reliable wireless network that will support hundreds to thousands of people using cheap commodity equipment.

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April 2013, Volume 38, Number 2
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