On Friday, November 8, 2002, at 02:39 PM, Brian Scott Oplinger wrote: > I remember seeing something about it somewhere, one of the mac based > news sites. As I recall, the 11b is incompatible with 11, which is > why it gets twice the speed. And with the backwards compatible (mean > 'regular' 802.11 cards can work on it) 11a around the corner, its not > likely it'll be very widely accepted. Perhaps its the other way > around though, 11a is incompatible and 11b is backwards compatible.
802.11b is the same as Airport. Since it's the first wireless protocol, it can't really be "backwards compatible"... there wasn't anything before it! 802.11a is, indeed, completely incompatible with 802.11b. Some 'a' access points also have 'b' access points built into them (so essentially, you have two access points in one device) to overcome this, but obviously this adds to the cost. there is no '802.11' alone. IEEE 802 is the base code for "ethernet". 802.3, for instance, is wired ethernet. The different versions of 802.3 include 1Mbps ethernet, 10Mbps, 100Mbps, 1000Mbps... they all have their own letters, but I can't remember which is which. But there is no 'plain 802.3' or 'plain 802.11'. they all have a letter. 802.11g is coming soon (or was). It's cross-compatible and backwards compatible with 802.11b (airport/wi-fi). -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:G-Books-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:G-Books-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
