Can you ping me now?  Cisco 5 Ghz Radio AP distancing challenge
Channel: JoelTheMann
Date: 2020-11-02

Sorry about the loud audio; you get some high winds in the desert.



As part of college lab work, I took the opportunity to took two borrowed Cisco AP's, brought them out into the desert, and, using the 802.11ac radios, tested how far apart they could successfully send ICMP packets (pings), each sized at 18024 Bytes 60,000 times with a 99-100% success rate.  I knew the open air and lack of interference would help- but I had no idea how successful this would be!


A HUGE thank you goes out to my dad and my brother who hiked all over the knolls here, with no complaints whatsoever.



Equipment used:
Cisco 3702i Access Points (x2)
 Model No. AIR-CAP3702I-A-K9
 Software Version Installed: AP3G2-K9W7-M, Version 15.3(3)JJ1
ZYXEL 5-Port GbE Unmanaged PoE+ Switch (x2)
 Model No. GS1005HP
 Software Version: N/A
Intel Lenovo Thinkpad
 Model No. Yoga 15
Nikon Electronic Scope
 Model No. Prostaff 3i