On Fri, Nov 11, 2005 at 12:00:49PM +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Today's Topics: > > 4. Wireless Card Suggestion (Tim Holmes) > 5. Re: Wireless Card Suggestion (Peter Clutton) > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:07:12 -0500 > From: Tim Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Wireless Card Suggestion > <snip> > > I have a friend who's using a Linksys card, but he's uses a Linksys router. > The one he uses is 54Mbps, and I've seen a number of 108Mbps and 125Mbps. > Since I'm using this for a gateway, should I go for a card with higher Mbps? > Or do you really think that will make a difference? > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 16:21:29 +1100 > From: Peter Clutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Wireless Card Suggestion > > I could be wrong, but I was under the impression that the speed is > somewhat reliant on the protocol. For instance, the older 802.11a/b > are like 11Mbps, whereas the newer 802.11g runs at 54Mbps.
I read a rant somewhere or another about the Atheros cards; and the ranter was saying something about the chips using 2 channels...does anyone on this list know if that alleged use of 2 channels is real, and if so, is the reason 108 Mbps is on the box? -- .sig is .tired. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
