802.11g will be 54 MBit/sec, just as "a" is. It will be in the 2.4 GHz frequency range just as 802.11b, microwave ovens, some cordless phones.
802.11g will have better range than 802.11a, due to its lower frequency and lesser ability to be absorbed by people, leaves, etc. 802.11b and 802.11g are usable over in Europe and Asia because their frequencies are in the 2.4GHz range. 802.11a is only legally available and usable on this side of the pond. 802.11g will probably be out early next year. Until it is, I would recommend buying 802.11b or compatible. As to access points, I got an SMC, which has three wired ports, a parallel printer port that works with both windows and Linux and allows them (and my notebook working off a wireless LAN) to share a printer, and a WAN port for the DSL modem. The unit uses a web browser to set it up, and has been working flawlessly for several months now. I bought a 900 MHz phone, which sits happily next to it. The phone is not affected by either the wireless LAN nor the microwave. >And why did they go from b to g? What happened to c,d,e, and f?? Actually they went from "b" to "a" to "g".....and probably the same reason that the Ford Model "T" car had a follow-on model that was the Model "A". md -- ============================================================================= Jon "maddog" Hall Executive Director Linux International(SM) email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 80 Amherst St. Voice: +1.603.672.4557 Amherst, N.H. 03031-3032 U.S.A. WWW: http://www.li.org Board Member: Uniforum Association, USENIX Association (R)Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in several countries. (SM)Linux International is a service mark of Linux International, Inc. _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
