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post #21 of 25
1/31/03 at 6:06pm
does the 8886 have the internal wireless LAN card??? is miniPCI the same thing??
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post #22 of 25
1/31/03 at 6:24pm
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Originally posted by Cliff
does the 8886 have the internal wireless LAN card??? is miniPCI the same thing??
The 8886 with the 15.7" LCD doesn't have the wireless antenna installed right now to be able to use the miniPCI card.
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post #23 of 25
1/31/03 at 7:15pm

More interference??

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Originally posted by infinity306
Id wait for san 802.11g option since it is backward compatible with 802.11b and ive heard there is also more interference with 802.11a than 802.11b
Pls correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that the 802.11a spec allowed for less interference due to its higher frequency range... or does this "more interference" refer to frequencies being generated in the laptop itself?

J
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post #24 of 25
1/31/03 at 10:31pm
On these wireless things...

(source)

802.11a -
1) operates around 5.4 GHz (relatively uncrowded)
2) has range from 25 to 75 feet, with trouble from blocking objects (i.e. walls).
3) Bandwidth up to 54 Mbps
4) incompatible with others
5) most expensive

802.11b -
1) operates around 2.4 GHz (relatively crowded from microwaves, certain cordless phones...)
2) has range around 100-150 feet, depending on construction, but usually wall-piercing.
3) Bandwidth up to 11 Mbps (but cable usually does no more than 4/5 Mbps)
4) Super popular
5) Least expensive

802.11g -
1) operates around 2.4 GHz (relatively crowded from microwaves, certain cordless phones...)
2) has range around 100-150 feet, depending on construction, but usually wall-piercing.
3) Bandwidth up to 54 Mbps (note - same as 802.11a)
4) Backwards compatible with 802.11b (yay!) Sorry, 802.11a.
5) Middle cost

Interesting things:
-Linksys offers .a + .b cards, which work with either one!
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post #25 of 25
2/1/03 at 6:00am
Yes, those dual channel cards are sweet... and they'd be great to have for campuses that have trouble deciding on a standard and get half and half (ahem... UD.). :-)
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