Jeremy Derr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>On Thursday, May 9, 2002, at 10:14 AM, makmac wrote:
>
>> Now I would have preferred to support Asante or Proxim (Farallon) but
>> as I
>> pointed out, Asante doesn't offer what I need and Proxim is way over
>> priced.
>> Hence my "brainless" choice of the Linksys WAP, at $135, over the Proxim
>> Skyline pn4040 for around $400 (or $449 at Proxim!). They are both
>> 802.11a
>> technology, so I feel I'm getting more than my monies worth here.
>
>Investing in 802.11a hardware is kind of iffy, as no one is sure how the
>market is going to settle beyond 802.11b. The leading contenders are
>802.11a and 802.11g, but there are several others out there. 'g' gets my
>nod, since it's backwards compatible with 'b' ('a' is not, everyone will
>need an 'a' card to use an 'a' network). I'd rather not replace all of
>my installed Wireless cards....
If 802.11a becomes more popular than 802.11b, then I suspect we'll see
some dual access points which support both. In fact, some are already
in the works.
Only one thing is for certain, whatever we have today will be obsolete
soon. ;)
-Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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