Jess
The Lombard does not require any specific signal. It just depends on
the type of card you are using. This is not relative to what machine
you have.
5Ghz is the spectrum of 802.11n, where are 802.11b and 802.11g runs on
2.4Ghz. 11n is still quite new and a lot of hardware still doesnt work
with it.
There are very few PCMCIA (or PC card) cards that are 802.11n and work
on a Mac running Panther/Tiger. Nearly all the cards I tried are
802.11g.
I have used the cards I mentioned in my article in many machines and
across Tiger and Leopard. All worked perfectly fine with the built in
Apple drivers. I have used other cards - RaLink based ones - which use
their own drivers/utility and they are a nightmare to work wiith.
Simon
On 17 Aug 2011, at 20:04, Jess wrote:
Hi Simon,
For my edification, can you explain *why* a 802.11g would work for my
Lombard, when my understanding is that it (the Lombard) requires a
5ghz signal?
When trying to learn about 802.11, I have been looking at the
wikipedia page on it. And it appeared to me that 802.11A or 802.11N -
dual band, were the only cards that would work for the Lombard?
Because they allowed 5ghz.
I've read your page and will willingly give the cards you recommend a
try. But I'd love to understand a wee bit better.
Thank you,
Jessica
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