Max Wi-Fi connections question

[Kevin D. Clark]

Ed lawson writes:

> I'm sure someone in the group has a real world answer to this
> question.  My local school is seeking to have Wi-Fi in every classroom
> with each classroom having up to 30 devices using the network
> simultaneously.  I questioned this and was told the appropriate
> commercial grade router is capable of maintaining simultaneous
> connections with 120 devices and throughput is fine.  This sounds a bit
> optimistic to me, but I'm older than gray hair and hardware was never
> something I knew much about.

In my ${dayjob} I regularly deal with educational institutions in
which there is a wireless network that serves thousands of
simultaneous wireless clients.  I can assure you that the traffic load
on these networks is fairly large and chaotic.  End-users at these
sites are generally getting what they need from the network, with few
problems.

So, yes, this is certainly possible, with the right gear and
configuration.

Regards,

--kevin
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