wireless cards & Linux

david nux at blueyonder.co.uk
Tue Feb 15 08:55:58 UTC 2005


On Tue, 2005-02-15 at 08:49, Bubbling Zombie wrote:
> # 802.11b was the first version to reach the marketplace. It is the
> slowest and least expensive of the three. As mentioned above, 802.11b
> transmits at 2.4 GHz and can handle up to 11 megabits per second.
> # 802.11a was next. It operates at 5 GHz and can handle up to 54
> megabits per second.
> # 802.11g is a mix of both worlds. It operates at 2.4Ghz (giving it the
> cost advantage of 802.11b) but it has the 54 megabits per second speed
> of 802.11a.
> 
> i found this information on 'this link'
> (http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wireless-network2.htm) 
> 
> in other words, 802.11b is slower then 802.11g
> 
> 
> -- 
> Bubbling Zombie

Cheers people.

Man I love the way this list works!

regards

David





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