802.11DS is an ancient standard from before 802.11B that runs slower. It is not used often. Check out this link: http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.11.html
----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurent Daudelin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 10:02 AM Subject: Re: Explain the 802.11b Card Description > on 06/09/04 04:10, Bob at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > While my keyboard is already heated up replying to other messages, > > let me re-ask a question that I asked a week or so ago, but didn't > > receive any replies to. > > > > A couple of people have recently mentioned the Lucent/Orinoco WiFi > > card available from http://www.wagenermedia.com. The card is > > described on their web-site as a 802.11DS RoamAbout card. > > > > What's a 802.11DS card? I know it's a wireless PCMCIA card. But > > what's the "DS" stand for? And I've seen the "RoamAbout" description > > before, but I'm not sure what exactly it refers to. > > I have no idea what "802.11DS" is. Have you searched on Google for this? If > it's some kind of standard, there should be some documentation available > online. > > -Laurent. > -- > ============================================================================ > Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> > Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Gates's Law: "The speed of software halves every 18 months." This oft-cited > law is an ironic comment on the tendency of software bloat to outpace the > every-18-month doubling in hardware capacity per dollar predicted by Moore's > Law. The reference is to Bill Gates; Microsoft is widely considered among > the worst if not the worst of the perpetrators of bloat. > > > -- > 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
