On 11/5/06 1:37 PM, in article i3bsk2dk92n8vbatnb7ol69rj2rljhq65a@4ax.com,
"Jeff Liebermann" <jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote:


>
> Sure. However, I covered a few warehouse wireless horror stories in
> past pontifications in this newsgroup. Using Google Groups search,
> try:
> |
> <http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q...&hl=en&as_epq=
> &as_oq=&as_eq=&as_ugroup=alt.internet.wireless&as_ usubject=&as_uauthors=jeff+l
> iebermann&lr=&as_drrb=q&as_qdr=&as_mind=1&as_minm= 1&as_miny=1981&as_maxd=5&as_
> maxm=11&as_maxy=2006&safe=off>
>
> As for the splitter, that will work if you control the multipath.
> Since a warehouse is the ultimate worst case indoor reflective
> environment, and since the contents are always moving around, your
> ability to control reflections will be very limited. I ended up with
> one AP and one directional antenna per isle, but never tried using a
> splitter or had to deal with moving isles.
>
> 500ft on a side. That's a big warehouse. It's probably too big to
> use "leaky coax" along the roof line. How high is the roof or
> ceiling? Is it flat or angled? Reflective, or absorbent? I've
> always wanted to try bouncing a signal off a reflective roof and down
> into the aisles. I sorta did that during a convention. I installed a
> discone antenna near the metal roof line. The signal went out from
> the antenna at slightly above horizontal, hit the roof, and bounced
> down into the aisles. It worked fairly well, but wasn't up long
> enough to determine if it was reliable.

Roof is flat, reflective about 30 ft high and it has bunch of pipes and
other stuff right under. I was also thinking hooking up APs right under the
roof but I am really concerned about reflections.