excellent explaination. myself, i know about 802.11b, and ieee standards and the likes, but i never got into as much detail as that.
On Friday, November 8, 2002, at 11:25 AM, Jeremy Derr wrote: > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
