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The reason I'm using it is because I copy lots of dvd data. 100 mbps is even a bit slow. The company I work for is investing in wireless systems because it's more effective. For home use I still prefer the wire. Regards, Stefan -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Chet Harvey [mailto:chet at pittech dot com] Verzonden: dinsdag 17 augustus 2004 17:43 Aan: Pat Ellison CC: Fred Wright; m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch Onderwerp: RE: [m0n0wall] Wireless g 54M Just a side note, I am always curious as to why people think they need such fast rates like 75 to 100mbps. Most businesses I see have 512 or 768 pipes. Some go crazy and get 10mb pipes so unless you are moving A LOT of data internally I just dont get it. I'd rather have range and signal strength over high transfer. As signal strength drops so does transfer. just curious. Chet Harvey Pitbull Technologies <http://www.pittech.com/> Protecting your Digital Assets 703.407.7311 Quoting Pat Ellison <pat at zbit dot net>: > 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 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch |