On Aug 17, 2011, at 2:32 PM, Simon Royal wrote: > 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. >
802.11n uses 2.4 AND 5 GHz. 802.11a uses (AFAIK) 5 GHz only. 802.11n isn't new, it's been around for a few years which makes it nearly an antique by computer standards. > 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. I concur on the RaLink driver. While it works it seems like it was done as an experiment in bad user interface design. Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
