Hi Diane,
Wireless is just as good as wired these days. You can go 802.11b at up to 10MBs, or the more current 802.11g at 54MBs. I have an iBook G4 1GHz talking to an 802.11b access point, and the web pages load super fast! Download speeds are equally speedy. 802.11g is newer, and faster, but it's not necessary for me since my access point is plugged into a 10MB port on a switch. When I plug the iBook directly into the 10MB port on the switch, the speed is identical as it is when connected wirelessly. For a comparison, I haven't plugged it into a 100MB port. I'll have to try that out and see how much faster it is.
But anyway... if you're interested in wireless and speed is a concern, it shouldn't be. Even at 802.11b, you're cookin'!
Mike
At 7:57 PM -0800 12/29/04, Andrew F. wrote:
/Any router will work. The ones sold by PC networking companies are usually configured through a web browser as opposed to Apple's AirPort utility, but once set up, 802.1 is 802.1, though of course speed varies by which protocol you use. /
How fast is wireless compared to 10 or 100BT these days? When I looked into it years ago it was pretty slow.
Thanks,
Diane
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