How many laptops to a wireless AP?

[Bruce Dawson]

This site would indicate there's a wide variance:

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/component/option,com_chart/Itemid,189/chart,124/

(Between 8 and 200 for various Linksys products - but the chart lists a
number of other manufacturers)

--Bruce

Ted Roche wrote:
> I'm looking at setting up a caf/é/-style space where somewhere between 
> 10 and 25 people will be working on their laptop. I'd be bringing in an 
> internet connection, likely a Comcast 16/2, and I anticipate most folks 
> will be surfing with 802-11g or n (draft). Mostly surfing, with 
> occasional file uploads, YouTube viral videos. Twittering, or debugging 
> a misbehaving Drupal app.
>
> Can 25 people share a single wireless access point, or will more than 
> one be needed? Would a consumer-grade WRT54G or equivalent be suitable? 
> For simplification, let's assume an open 40' x 50' space with fairly 
> clear line-of-sight and no major physical obstacles. I recognize if 
> there's a second space behind a brick wall they'll likely need their own 
> WAP or a switched connection. I'm more concerned with the load on a 
> single WAP. I've done mostly wired deployments or single AP layouts with 
> a couple people, so I'm not sure where the loading will drag it down.
>
> Any insights on things to set up (DDWRT, traffic shaping) or avoid would 
> be appreciated.
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