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| Thread ID: 26818 | 2002-11-06 01:33:00 | 802.11a wireless networking | JLeader (594) | Press F1 |
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| 96443 | 2002-11-06 01:33:00 | Personally I have yet to see anyone using 802.11a wireless networking here in NZ. Is this just a cost or marketing thing or is there some other reason that it has been so slow here ? I believe that I can get an 802.11a AP and a dual band PCMCIA card here quite quickly (I'm favoring Netgear's brand at the moment). Would anyone at the magazine be interested in testing and evaluating them for the magazine if I obtain them ?? |
JLeader (594) | ||
| 96444 | 2002-11-06 01:42:00 | Perhaps it's the lack of speed available in wireless networks? The greatest speed I've seen for wireless LAN is 22Mbps, and that's only for a short distance, using new 22Mbps technology... mostly wireless LANs tend to run at around 2-4Mbps, which is on the slow side, considering most LANs would run at 100Mbit, and now as high as 1000Mbit. >>> Would anyone at the magazine be interested in testing and >>> evaluating them for the magazine if I obtain them ?? You'd probably need to email somebody at the magazine to get an answer to this :) or perhaps Robo or Bruce might be interested. Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 96445 | 2002-11-06 01:51:00 | >> considering most LANs would run at 100Mbit, and now as high as 1000Mbit Woops - that should read "and now as high as 10000Mbit" (10 Gbit) Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 96446 | 2002-11-06 07:40:00 | Thanks but I think you are thinking of 802.11b. 802.11a and the still developing 802.11g (a sort of multiplexed 802.11b) can easily go fast enough for surfing etc. |
JLeader (594) | ||
| 96447 | 2002-11-06 07:47:00 | So you're just talking about it with regards to home networks then? Far too expensive for what little it offers IMHO. Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 96448 | 2002-11-06 07:54:00 | It is expensive, but prices are dropping. I'd advise you to wait a while. Read Chris K's column about it in this months PCW! |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 96449 | 2002-11-06 07:57:00 | >>> Thanks but I think you are thinking of 802.11b. Why do you think that? Mike. |
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