FYI on the subject of FH versus DS, here's a paper by a schoolmate of mine which describes how FH is interference-resistive:
http://www.tropian.com/tech/tech_docs/sscompare.pdf ...dtw -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jeff King Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 2:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Wireless-Bawug Subject: Re: [BAWUG] backwards compatability between 802.11b and 802.11 802.11 is 2 mbps frequency hopping. 802.11b is 11megabit DSSS. Not compatible. But the 802.11 cards are said to be more resistive to interference. -- Jeff King, [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 9/24/2002 On Mon, 23 Sep 2002 18:48:48 -0700, Marc E. Fiuczynski wrote: >Hi, > >I can purchase older 802.11-based PCMCIA cards for under $10. My >question is >whether such cards can communicate with a 802.11b-based AP? > >Thanks, >Marc -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
