<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>
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