It seems like a bit of 'best-fit' choice between the 3. Thanks for all the responses!
So for: Higher bandwidth, range/bandwidth loss - 802.11a Lower bandwidth, longer range - 802.11b Relatively unproven but potentially a good compromise - 802.11g My next question is 'Has anyone dealt with 802.11g?'. If so, can you post a lowdown on how it performs (security too if poss)? Thanks again, Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel Jaeggli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lile Elam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 10:40 PM Subject: Re: [BAWUG] Current 802.11 market > g ap's are backward compatible with b which isn't quite the same thing as > interoperable... particulary as some of theem were released before the > standard was ratified... > > a operates in the 5ghz ism band... > > a-b-g cards are hitting the marketplace and dual a-b ap's are now > relativly commonplace. a has the advantage of having at least 8 > non-overlapping channels. > > I don't personally see any of them being a clear winner although devices > that support just b will likely be supplanted by devices that support 2 or > more of the standards. > > joelja > > On Mon, 10 Mar 2003, Lile Elam wrote: > > > Well I could be wrong but I was under the impression that 802.11g > > could interoperate with a and b. > > > > Prehaps I need to go read the specs... > > > > -lile > > > > hacker artist > > GeekMaids.Com - Creating Order out of Chaos... Cleaning and Beyond! > > -- > > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Joel Jaeggli Academic User Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- PGP Key Fingerprint: 1DE9 8FCA 51FB 4195 B42A 9C32 A30D 121E -- > In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last > resort of the scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but > inferior lexicographer I beg to submit that it is the first. > -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" > > > -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
