Joleen, This is Joseph. You sure have a lot of questions. I cannotanswer all of them, but I'll give you what I know: There are many standards for Wireless Fidelity (WiFi for short) introduced by IEEE. These are called IEEE 802.11. There are some technical specificaiton to each of the standard that the organization has published: 802.11A: this offers 54 MBPS connection, except that it uses 5 GHz radio band to search for networks. This is the slowest connection. 802.11B: this uses 11 MBPS conection with 2.45 GHz radio band. Because of limitations on Windows CE 4.2, this is the standard that is widely used for mobile devices. 802.11G: this is the fastest connection on the market, and it uses 54 MBPS connectionj with 2.45 GHz radio band. Windows CE 4.2 does not support this, but if we upgrade our BrailleNote's operating system to WinCE 5.0, we'll be able to use cards that comply to this standard. 802.11I: this is still in development as of Septem 2006. 802.11N: this standard is also in development as of September 2006.
In the case of compatibility with JFW, what software are you talking about? (if you email me privately at [EMAIL PROTECTED], I'll be able to give you more information) I hope this information may help you. If you have any questions, feel free to post them to the list! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joleen Ferguson Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 8:11 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: [Braillenote] Help with wireless connectivity choices Hi All, My previous concerns with restoring files has been resolved thanks to this list. Now I have more questions about wireless connectivity. Although I have had a NB for 2.5 years, I have never used it on line for e-mail or surfing the web. When I recently purchased a transplant to mPower, I purchased a Wi-Fi card from my BN distributor in order to insure that it would be compatible. Today when I began a search for a wireless router, I learned that there are more questions for me than answers. There is a great price range and various speeds available. There are different brands as well. This is no news on this list, but it gives me reason to pause and learn more. Here is the information that my husband read from the Wi-Fi card I have: One side reads: Connect Plus Low Power Wi-Fi Card 128 mb memory Compactflash 802.11b The other side reads: Sandisk Wi-Fi Card mac address 006083 v6cd1d4 He said that there are more numbers but the print is very small. I have learned that wireless routers have different speeds including B, G, N, and A. It would seem that I don't need a faster speed than my card can handle. Is this a valid assumption? Is the B on my card meaning the slowest speed?How fast are the various speeds? I have cable Internet and I also wonder: What is compatible with Charter, my Internet provider? Do I need to be concerned with compatibility with JFW as well? You see by these questions that I am a real novice here. I am thinking that I will want someone to install it and get the fire wall secure and help me get connected initially. It seems overwhelming to me right now, but maybe I would do all right taking things step by step. Please point me in a direction where I may go to find answers and to learn more about this topic. Thank you in advance for any help. Joleen ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
