Comments on: Bridging the ethernet http://johndschultz.com/bridging-the-ethernet/ Award winning applications of marketing and technology in the auction industry Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:42:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: John http://johndschultz.com/bridging-the-ethernet/comment-page-1/#comment-952 John Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:41:55 +0000 http://johndschultz.com/?p=183#comment-952 The radios are a set that are programmed to work with each other (you can add more to the set for multi-point implementation). One radio plugs into the ethernet connection with a CAT5 cable, the other radio plugs into my laptop via a CAT5 cable. They are a separate method to get high speed to my laptop from the air card solution. The one radio broadcasts a radio signal to the other radio, and then transmits the data, and net connection. My air card plugs directly into my laptop. The "new" air cards are actually USB devices, and plug directly into a USB port. A person can also purchase air card routers. With the routers, you plug the air card directly into the router, and then you can broadcast the air card connection wirelessly to other connections. I don't have experience with the air card routers, but know of several individuals that use them regularly. I prefer the radio solution to high speed internet because I rarely find my air card connection speeds to be better than true high speed connections (mostly due to the latency of the connection (the minimum time to send data between two points)). I'm sure the difference in speeds and latency times will continue to decrease, but in the meantime, streaming video and downloads tend to be a bit on the slow side depending on the signal strength and signal type in the area. Plus, if you're using a time sensitive application (i.e. online bidding application), the latency can be a factor. The radios are a set that are programmed to work with each other (you can add more to the set for multi-point implementation). One radio plugs into the ethernet connection with a CAT5 cable, the other radio plugs into my laptop via a CAT5 cable. They are a separate method to get high speed to my laptop from the air card solution. The one radio broadcasts a radio signal to the other radio, and then transmits the data, and net connection.

My air card plugs directly into my laptop. The “new” air cards are actually USB devices, and plug directly into a USB port. A person can also purchase air card routers. With the routers, you plug the air card directly into the router, and then you can broadcast the air card connection wirelessly to other connections. I don’t have experience with the air card routers, but know of several individuals that use them regularly.

I prefer the radio solution to high speed internet because I rarely find my air card connection speeds to be better than true high speed connections (mostly due to the latency of the connection (the minimum time to send data between two points)). I’m sure the difference in speeds and latency times will continue to decrease, but in the meantime, streaming video and downloads tend to be a bit on the slow side depending on the signal strength and signal type in the area. Plus, if you’re using a time sensitive application (i.e. online bidding application), the latency can be a factor.

]]> By: dpe http://johndschultz.com/bridging-the-ethernet/comment-page-1/#comment-951 dpe Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:55:39 +0000 http://johndschultz.com/?p=183#comment-951 So, who exactly do the radios work? Where do you plug in your air card, into the radio or your laptop? So, who exactly do the radios work? Where do you plug in your air card, into the radio or your laptop?

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