802.11b vs 802.11g

It hasn't been fully approved. There are two committes, and it has passed
only one of them so far. Final approval is expected in July

Also, go to tomshardware.com for a god article discussing the pros and cons


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Brown" <kevin_brown@qwest.net>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: 802.11b vs 802.11g


> BoBB wrote:
> > On Sun, Mar 23, 2003 at 08:43:20PM -0700, Kevin Brown wrote:
> >
> >>2) 802.11g is capable of 55Mbps versus 11Mbps for 11b and is backwards
> >>compatible to 11b.
> >
> >
> >>From what I have read its "capable" of 55mbps but average performance is
> > the same as 802.11b, mainly because the spec on 802.11g is not completed
> > yet and so the hardware is not full spec. You'll probably get extra
> > speed out of 802.11g but not very much, and you will most likely end up
> > wanting to upgrade the hardware either way because I think 802.11g will
> > end up becoming the standard, as fast as 802.11a and backwards
> > compatible etc etc ... again this is just what i've heard or read, could
> > be wrong.
> >
>
> Last I checked the spec had been finalized. The newest Apples come with
802.11g
> wireles cards in the Powerbook line. Both Apple and Cisco have released
802.11g
> access points.
>
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