I was deciding whether to get atheros or intel as a wireless networking card. As it stands there seems to be no doubt that atheros provides faster speeds and throughput.
Now I am not very familiar with wireless tech. I see the terms 802.11a, b/g, and a/b/g being used to refer to wireless networks and 802.11a 802.11g 802.11b 802.11a/g being used to refer to wireless chipsets. I would like to know what exactly is the difference and are they compatible. Can a 802.11b card access a 802.11a network? And what is the industry standard at the moment and which is most used at wi-fi hot spots.
This quote came from an article at http://techworthy.com/Laptop/Februar...Fi-Pioneer.htm about atheros cards. Would this interence cause problems say if you had some bluetooth headphones and a bluetooth adapter in your usb port?
Anyway what is your take on atheros vs intel. The article says atheros are better at conserving battery energy than intel 802.11b cards and atheros (at least in toshibas) don't run that much higher than intel(20 for the 802.11a and 60 for the 802.11a/g) so which is better and more reliable?
Now I am not very familiar with wireless tech. I see the terms 802.11a, b/g, and a/b/g being used to refer to wireless networks and 802.11a 802.11g 802.11b 802.11a/g being used to refer to wireless chipsets. I would like to know what exactly is the difference and are they compatible. Can a 802.11b card access a 802.11a network? And what is the industry standard at the moment and which is most used at wi-fi hot spots.
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| Your competitors claim that Super G causes interference with nearby networks and other wireless equipment. How do you answer that criticism? Certainly some of our competitors appear to be on the defensive. The interference concern is largely misplaced. Our understanding of the tests being done show two routers located within a few feet of each other. And they claim that when one router was a Super G router, the other router, on a different channel, would see interference and that throughput would go down. But the same thing happens when you use two completely standard 802.11g products. So what would you want customers to know? Typically, wireless routers are not located as close together as they were in this test, so I think that the test arrangement is somewhat contrived. Secondly, any standard 802.11g product will exhibit the same effect when they’re on different channels. As soon as soon as you move them 20 or 30 feet apart, which is a much more common situation, then the problem goes away. It goes away in the Super G case, too. |
Anyway what is your take on atheros vs intel. The article says atheros are better at conserving battery energy than intel 802.11b cards and atheros (at least in toshibas) don't run that much higher than intel(20 for the 802.11a and 60 for the 802.11a/g) so which is better and more reliable?
