[ale] Ultra-cheap wireless gear - slightly [OT]

[Jim Kinney]

+1 on cat5e.

The newest wifi, 5GHz (N, AC) will have a harder time with those block walls than older 2.4GHz (B,G,N).

On September 13, 2017 7:15:02 AM EDT, DJ-Pfulio <djpfulio at jdpfu.com> wrote:
>Use CAT5e, not CAT5.  Why get stuck today?
>
>3 Ubiquity WAPs would do wonders and solve all sorts of other issues,
>assuming
>you are running through the ceiling.  I've seen them for $68/ea.  Plus,
>you
>don't need to have different SSIDs.  Same SSID, different channels
>works well
>enough. https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/130-9166296-8272428 -
>If you
>want more range, their LD versions really do work better.
>
>I'm not a fan of wireless repeaters.  Would rather see Powerline stuff,
>if that
>works at all in the location.
>
>BTW, I'm jealous of 25Mbps.  Living with 15Mbps here.
>
>
>On 09/13/2017 01:13 AM, Beddingfield, Allen wrote:
>> This is an impoverished shoe-string budget project.  I am helping
>with the IT "stuff" at a community center in a small town nearby.  They
>are in an OLD cement block schoolhouse.  They have a single CenturyLink
>25mbs connection in an office in the center of the building (the only
>ISP and highest speed available).  The wireless does not penetrate
>those walls well, so it sucks if you get more than a couple of offices
>away.  The building is laid out as such that 3 access points should
>cover it adequately.  I'm thinking of running a single CAT5 to an
>unmanaged 100MB switch in the middle of the building,running the runs
>of CAT5 from there to the optimal places for access points, and
>connecting up some cheap/consumer grade access points there.  (Naming
>them "EAST-WIFI", "MIDDLE-WIFI", "WEST-WIFI", etc..).  
>> Question:  It seems that dumb access points are harder to come by and
>more expensive than routers. Do any of you have an recommendations for
>just an access point (keep in mind, I need CHEAP), or for a router that
>is known to work well in access point mode?  (Keep in mind, I'm looking
>at sub-$30 wifi routers on NewEgg and trying to remember what was on
>the shelf at the thrift store at this point).
>> Any recommendations on cobbling this together on the cheap?  I need
>either a good access point, or a router that I can easily put in access
>point mode.
>> FYI, performance is not much of a concern.  The kids won't be using
>this, it will just be for a few staff computers. Main issue is
>reliability.  I am about 20miles away, and their on-site technical
>ability is low.
>> Alternatively, any opinions on wireless repeaters?
>> --
>> Allen Beddingfield
>> Systems Engineer
>> Office of Information Technology
>> The University of Alabama
>> Office 205-348-2251
>> allen at ua.edu
>> 
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