Do multiple repeaters slow the network down?

[belvdr]

Yeah, we have two VLANs, one is a web-based login that will support anything with a browser and it's on it's own segregated network, the other is WPA2-RADIUS, that gives full access at full speed to the same network as plugging in.

Same as wire speed? Only running 100Mb to the desktop? Since wireless is only half duplex, you likely won't get the same throughput even at higher connection speeds than wired.

One thing you may want to check, though, is to make sure your APs are connected at gigabit. Otherwise you're missing bandwidth.

 

[BiggAW]

Same as wire speed? Only running 100Mb to the desktop? Since wireless is only half duplex, you likely won't get the same throughput even at higher connection speeds than wired.

One thing you may want to check, though, is to make sure your APs are connected at gigabit. Otherwise you're missing bandwidth.

It tops out around 70mbps. I am referring to full speed up to the point that the air interface can handle, as opposed to the web-login VLAN which seems to be throttled because a slow proxy server or something.

 

[MrNomNoms]

If it were me I'd buy some powerline network kits and connect all the routers up using that which should improve the speed.

 

[belvdr]

It tops out around 70mbps. I am referring to full speed up to the point that the air interface can handle, as opposed to the web-login VLAN which seems to be throttled because a slow proxy server or something.

Well, if that's similar to a guest wireless network, those are usually tunneled to another controller that sits in a DMZ. We're running 7.0 code on our Cisco WLCs and haven't actually seen that. We've seen drops on hidden SSIDs but never a throughput problem.

If it were me I'd buy some powerline network kits and connect all the routers up using that which should improve the speed.

Ick, I never liked those things. Being an amateur radio guy, I usually find they create excessive noise.

 

[BiggAW]

Well, if that's similar to a guest wireless network, those are usually tunneled to another controller that sits in a DMZ. We're running 7.0 code on our Cisco WLCs and haven't actually seen that. We've seen drops on hidden SSIDs but never a throughput problem.

It's not a wireless issue, it's the proxy that the web-based login system uses on the network end. It's probably one box for the whole campus. It's not an issue per se, if someone really needs the full speed, then they can use the WPA2-RADIUS network.