Hi Clark, Yes, I was fixated on the signal frequency. And while I'll admit some steep learning curve on my part may have led to some confusion....the mere fact that I had to go to the *genius* bar 6 times in 1 week and got 6 different explanations was evidence enough for me that I was on my own w/ the Lombard. I would put "Lombard" in my reservation notes before I went to the store and get a little kick out watching their confused faces as they were assigned my appt. and walked towards me. I kept hoping they would roll an expert on LEM's out of a back closet, dust him off and send him to me. But no.....
I knew going in that their objective is to get me into a new product. But this Lombard is too clean, too nice a screen and virtually unused for me to give up. It also appeals to my recycling personality! That said, to answer your question, it was explained to me at the Apple store that this Lombard was "created for the Corporate market and was given the 5ghz signal as a way to give it greater security and a less used bandwidth." Desperate for an explanation as to why I cant get onto wireless, I believed them. You all have cleared up the confusion for me - Thank You! Yes, the N generation of 802.11 has been around a bit -- my couple year old Airport Extreme is an N but not dual. best, Jessica On Aug 18, 9:59 am, Clark Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > On Aug 17, 2011, at 12:04 PM, 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? > > Why would you think that, a Lombard not only doesn't require a 5GHz signal it > may not work with it at all. > > You seem fixated on the signal frequency. What counts is the "b", "g" or "n" > after the 802.11. You need a card that can work in the Lombard and is > supported by software, start with that. > > > > > > > > > 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 > > >>> OK -- so, the wifi router I hoped this would connect w/ is an > >>> 802.11G. The "genius bar" people claim this laptop is 5ghz signal. I > >>> can get it to connect wirelessly at the Mac store, to their 5ghz > >>> specific signal BUT never anywhere else. Not to my airport express N > >>> generation at home. > > Simply put, the "genius bar" people are dead wrong, no "g" nor "b" card will > work at 5GHz. > > 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/
