Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re:Geek question WiFi/ 802.11

[Lon Goldstein (zebulon303]

Just wanted to say thank you for all the input on the wireless 
networking question!  This will be an evolving question as we move 
toward construction next Fall (cross fingers).  We just need to look 
at cost for installing conduit / wiring now so want to know if 
wireless is an option to keep in mind.  I'm strongly hoping we can 
get the budget to at least put in conduit between all the buildings 
and the common house for now so we have more options in the future 
(even if we don't have budget for the wires right now.)
Wireless offers another approach, and possible fall back if we can't 
afford wiring.  (I'm talking between buildings.  Within buildings 
there will be some basic level of CAT-5 and coax wiring, which will 
vary in each unit depending on the upgrade package each owner opts 
for.)

I guess one open question for me is the cost per each client computer 
for a wireless receiver/sender card.  I thought I saw somewhere that 
can be around 300$ each at this point.  Anyone know about that?  And 
yes, I'm sure wireless technology will have evolved before move-in 
date in about 2 years, so we have time to look at it.   It does sound 
like the security issue will be manageable, but does need to be 
covered.
Thank again and Happy New Year!
Lon
http://www.wildsagecohousing.org


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Lon Goldstein 
zebulon303 [at] mac.com
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