I have the 5G now.. I think that I can keep the 74 rate up to say. 50-60
feet
(It's in a closet so that limits a lot).  Through 4 walls (drywall/metal
studs),
I drop to 12 at about 100 feet but I don't loose carrier.

Actually this "upgrade" will be a downgrade.. I'm really getting the 74mhz
from
the AP-500 but having problems with one last 5G PCMCIA card. but it's
cheaper
than buying another 5G PCMCIA card.

>Umm, so which is it, A or G?  802.11g is 2.4GHz.  If it's 5GHz, it's
802.11a.

Right it is 802.11a I'm told it's supposed to be so bad I have been VERY
happy with it.
Now that is my problem.... I've been so happy with this system that I
neglected to learn
anything about the A/B/G...etc systems. Not I'm forced to become a quick
study..



-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Wright [mailto:fw at well dot com]
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 3:53 PM
To: m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
Subject: Re: [m0n0wall] Wireless g 54M



On Sun, 15 Aug 2004, Pat Ellison wrote:

> Are there any desktop PCI wireless Lan cards out there that
> work with M0N0 that support the newer g (54meg) protocol?

Not AFAIK.

> Using a 5Ghz D-link AP-5000 (access point) with a PCMCIA card in the
laptop
> supports 74Mhz speed! really nice but...the PCMCIA card is getting
flaky...
> (It served me well!) need replacement but they are almost $100.00
> I can get an access point and a card for that price.

Umm, so which is it, A or G?  802.11g is 2.4GHz.  If it's 5GHz, it's
802.11a.

Before salivating too much over G, you might want to look into:

1) How poor the range usually is for G (*much* shorter than B with the
same equipment).

2) How the presence of a single B station causes all the Gs to drop down
to B.  I'm not sure it even needs to be an "authorized" B station to have
this effect.

Oddly enough, I've heard that A tends to have better range than G, even
though one would expect it to be worse, all other things being
equal.  Maybe it's because it doesn't have to contend with Bluetooth,
cordless phones, microwave ovens, etc. :-)

					Fred Wright


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