[K12OSN] wifi wireless k12ltsp support status
Gerald Drouillard
gerrylist at drouillard.ca
Wed Oct 8 10:22:57 UTC 2008
Terrell Prudé Jr. wrote:
> Let's also add to this the fact that the TCP ACK's would create all
> sorts of collisions, thus reducing the "real" throughput of wireless
> (remember, it's a hub) even further for thin-client purposes. But it's
> actually worse than that, since wireless isn't CSMA/CD, but rather
> CSMA/CA, like the old LocalTalk. CSMA/CA is even slower than CSMA/CD.
> So, it's even *worse* for thin-client purposes than already outlined.
> And yes, that applies to the new "N" wireless, no matter how new and
> "sexy" you think it is.
>
> Please, *PLEASE* don't screw up a fine system like LTSP by trying to run
> it on wireless!
>
There is nothing wrong with trying to expand the horizons of LTSP by
making it wireless. There are many current day situations that a
wireless LTSP would make sense. "N" networking negates the
speed/capacity issue and one could even suggest that it is better than
100mbs networking. I would also encourage continued work in LTSP making
the bandwidth for each client less.
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Regards
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Gerald Drouillard
Technology Architect
Drouillard & Associates, Inc.
http://www.Drouillard.biz
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