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Date:  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 20:33:13 -0500
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From:  Lewis G Rosenthal <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
Subject: [OS2Wireless] 11g Cards

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.

>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.

>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...

-- 
Lewis 
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