Ok some more details, At this point there are 6 runs of Cat5 already done, and they have a 512K DSL line installed going into a smoothwall firewall server. My only connection with them so far is the fact that I know the smoothwall part. I would like to do some sort of web based authentication I think going to a radius server. I am going to push the cisco gear since it can run as a repeater if I need to, otherwise if the runs of cat5 are fairly spread out I would be able to run a cheaper solution (WAP11) and go with MAC filtering with WEP. Now my other question is in using say a WAP11 AP would that work with roaming (I am assuming that they want to promote access from all conference rooms) and still using MAC filtering?? Would I need to update all AP's (I am doing a WAG of 4 or 5 per floor) that could turn into an admin headache. Otherwise throw out the MAC filtering and just stick with WEP and radius. I know they would like to have some sort of accouting of usage, which Jon > > That said, you'll need to do a site survey, to figure out what's actually > > going to block wireless signals. I'm not the world's expert in this or > > anything, but to do a poor man's survey, you can just grab a Cisco card > > and whatever AP, and use their 'Site Survey' software (Windows only.. > > *sigh*).. > > there's also the tool available on this page: > http://gicl.mcs.drexel.edu/people/sevy//airport/ > > which I haven't tried out yet; but since his rg1000 config tool works > fairly well (once you have the java2 JRE installed); I'd guess that the > link test tool works as well. > > Carl Soderstrom. > -- > Systems Administrator > Real-Time Enterprises > www.real-time.com > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, > Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list at tcwug.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list