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Date:  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 13:50:06 -0500
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From:  "David Butkovich" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  "os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
Subject: [OS2Wireless] 11g Cards

On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 20:33:13 -0500, Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:

>Hi, David.
>
>On 12/12/2003 08:13 pm, David Butkovich thus wrote :
>
>>I was disappointed to find out that the IBM High Rate PCMCIA card was only 802.11b.  I 
>>have just switched out my AP to a 11g and wanted to buy a higher rate card to replace 
>>my Cisco Aironet 342.  So, my questions for the group are;
>>
>>1. Is there a card and driver for OS2 in 11g?
>>  
>>
>Not as yet, AFAIK. You should check over at 
>http://www.os2warp.be/index2.php?name=wifidrvs to see what's available, 
>and keep checking in, as Jonas and the team are usually current with 
>their postings.

Thanks, I'll look there.

>
>>2. Is it available in 16 bit?  I still use my trusty old Toshiba.
>>
>>  
>>
>Which 802.11g card is 16-bit? I'm not familiar with the particular 
>implementations.

16 bit as opposed to Cardbus 32 bit.  A Cardbus PCMCIA card has the row of
bumps along the top of the leading insertion edge .

>
>>I hate for this new AP to be wasting its capabilities.
>>
>>  
>>
>Don't worry! It's only a matter of time, and besides, for browsing the 
>net, 11Mbps is more than adequate (if you're sitting on a broadband link 
>approaching 11Mbps, then that's a different story!). Of course, if you 
>are on a Wi-Fi segment of a 100Mbps LAN, then you might want the 
>additional bandwidth for file transfers and such, or if you have several 
>Wi-Fi devices, 100Mbps does divide by 10 more comfortably, but overall, 
>11Mbps is fine. Besides, 11g does a theoretical maximum of 54Mbps, but 
>realistically, you'll see more along the lines of 20-23Mbps, assuming 
>there are no 11b devices in the air (in that case, the whole segment 
>slows to 11Mbps).
>
>What AP did you get? Inquiring minds, you know...

A Linksys WT54G which replaced a Linksys WAP11 with a Linksys W????41 router
combo. Both sides set up with a web browser.  The downside is the reduction
in the number of LEDs but I can live with that.  I realize I can get a
Cardbus 802.11g PCMCIA card for the newer Wincrap laptop I use in the
business world but I am looking for the OS/2 solution.

Regards,

David



David

David Butkovich
CM Consultants, Inc.
Ocoee, Florida  USA

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