-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, 14 May 2004, Alvaro Zuniga wrote:
> Hello everyone: > I have a question about the Aviator 2.4 Wireles Network PCMCIA. All I > know about this card is the name above, that it is supported by the > Linux Kernel and that it works on 802.11 networks. > > I have Linksys Wireless-B router that came with a WPC11 V4 PCMCIA card. > This card supports 802.11b networks. My question is would the Aviator > card work with this router? When they say that it is compatible with > 802.11 does this mean that it can use 802.11a, b or g although for what > I have read g mignth not be compatible with a and b. > Well, both 802.11b and g work at the same frequency - 2.4 GHz so 802.11g is backward compatible with 802.11b. I think 802.11g was drafted as an extension to 802.11b. But 802.11a works at 5GHz so is not compatible with 802.11g or 802.11b. I am not sure if you Aviator 2.4 PC card is g or a. A 802.11g pc card will work with a 802.11b access point but the data rate will fall back to 11Mbps. It will work the other way around too, a 802.11b pc card with a 802.11g access point. 802.11a would not be as popular as 802.11b/g but from what I have read 802.11a is better because of less RF-interference from other devices. The 2.4GHz has a problem because other devices like cordless phones also work at the same frequency. - -- Karthik Poobalasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFApOB5q2REVCUrZC4RAuxlAKCELT4prsbUqay15rXglUPS/ibHqACfaWTD FynIWds2In5AauRChhe/IWw= =UpVU -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
