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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=286194522-28032003>OK,
I'll bite:-)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=286194522-28032003>david jaoui
askes:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=286194522-28032003>"<FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>How many computers max in
a wireless LAN . Not a regarding the bandwith to share
behind"</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=286194522-28032003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=286194522-28032003>Simple, 802.11 uses ethernet addressing - 24 bits.
Therefore the max is 2 to the 24th power - 2 (broadcasts). That's
16,777,214 "computers". Your acual milage may vary :-) </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=286194522-28032003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=286194522-28032003><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff>The acual limit is usally reached when it stops working
...</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=286194522-28032003></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=286194522-28032003>----------</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=286194522-28032003>John B. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=286194522-28032003>Hawaii</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=286194522-28032003></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=286194522-28032003> </SPAN>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
hostap-admin@shmoo.com [mailto:hostap-admin@shmoo.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>david
jaoui<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 28, 2003 8:15 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
hostap@shmoo.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Unanswered questions on what determines the
max connection of a wlan NIC on AP mode<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT>
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<P>Hi,</P>
<P>This is a very cryptic topic.<BR>It's quite impossible to have an official
answer.<BR>Everyone gives a different answer or don't answer clearly.</P>
<P>How many concurrent connections can a PCMCIA (ie prism) in AP mode (ie
hostap) can accept ?<BR>(= How many computers max in a wireless LAN . Not
a regarding the bandwith to share behind)</P>
<P>You can buy, for example, 3 different types of 3com access points
:</P>
<P>3CRWE20096A-E1 <U><FONT color=#800080>up to 128
users</FONT></U><BR>3CRWE60092A-E1 <U><FONT color=#800080>up to 65
users</FONT></U><BR>3CRWE80096A up to
256 users</P>
<P>But when you ask what makes the difference technically between those
models, nobody answers or not clearly.</P>
<P>What determines the limit ?<BR>Is it the chipset of the NIC itself ?<BR>If
yes, does the chipset version plays a role (comparison between prism 2 and
prism 2.5) ?<BR>If yes, does the firmware plays a role ? <BR>If tertiary
firmware used (no hostap), is-it more powerful ?<BR><BR>Is-it regarding
the embedded RAM of the whole device (Access point or embedded PC with
motherboard soekris-like) ? Explanation according to some people : The
connections management table is as big as the size of embedded RAM allows.</P>
<P>If someone qualified could answer to that question, it would be very
helpful in order to demistify that topic,</P>
<P>Thanx in advance</P>
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