If your WEP key is > 40 bits (104, nee '128'), then I could understand it being a WEP issue. It could also be encapsulation (802.1h .vs rfc1042), or, in some cases, I've seen vendors (Aironet) encode 'extentions' that prevent some cards (such as the Intalk/Nokia) cards from sending data, even though the STA is associated.
I don't know anything about the SMC AP though Jim On Tuesday, September 24, 2002, at 01:54 AM, David T. Witkowski wrote: > Jim's right. I've used older 802.11 DS equipment to talk to 802.11b > equipment with no problems. It's somewhat hit-and-miss, though. For > example, I have an old SMC 802.11 AP which talks just fine to my > Orinoco > Gold. However I have a couple of Intalk 802.11 cards that often do not > want to talk to 802.11b APs. This could just be WEP requirements on > the > AP, etc. > > ...dtw > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Thompson > Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 8:16 PM > To: Jeff King > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Wireless-Bawug > Subject: Re: [BAWUG] backwards compatability between 802.11b and 802.11 > > > Not quite. > > 802.11 FH (or FHSS) is 1 or '2' (1.6 really) Mbps Frequency Hopping > (spread spectrum) > 802.11 DS (nee: DSSS) is 1 or 2 (really!) Mbps Direct Sequence (spread > spectrum) > 802.11b is backwards compatible with 802.11DS, as long as you don't > tell the STA (or AP) to > only associate at 11 and/or 5.5Mbps > > So, the answer to the original question is, 'maybe'. Depends on which > technology you're buying. > > jim > > On Tuesday, September 24, 2002, at 04:02 AM, Jeff King wrote: > >> 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 > > -- > 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
