How many laptops to a wireless AP?

[Ben Scott]

On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Pam McLeod <pmcleod at alton.k12.nh.us> wrote:
>  ... I have tried deploying a laptop cart of 18-22 laptops with Linksys units (this was 3 years
> ago), and it was a dismal failure.  ...
> ... At that point, we deployed a Cisco Aironet enterprise AP (they are up around $500)
> and it was very successful. ...

  I haven't done this myself, but I lurk on a few lists like
isp-wireless and nanog, and what others have said concurs with the
above: Quality of the equipment makes a huge difference.  The SOHO
stuff is designed for a handful of light users.  The commercial stuff
costs more but can cope with larger groups.

-- Ben