Re: [PLUG] wireless router

Paul <paul@dpagin.net> · 2000年4月11日 13:49:19 -0400

Thanks, but I should have specified generic PC compatible equipment, 
although the Apple base station sounds great. Even if it is compatible, 
there's also a cost issue. I always assume Apple equipment will cost more.

William H. Magill wrote:

Apple's new 802.11g AirPort Extreme Base Station comes with an antenna 
port, does wireless bridging now, supports a USB/ethernet printer for 
remote printing from wireless devices, and accepts ppp dial-in calls! 
199ドル or 249 for the one with the external antenna connector and 
built-in modem. [Antennas are available separately from a number of 
sources including Dr. Bott.

 (http://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?code=9142)
At the moment I don't know which cards are being used, but their 
earlier cards were Lucent's. Apple's 11g card is assumed to be not 
PCMCIA, but I don't know.
However, with Apples 11g announcement, I would look for 11g PCMCIA 
cards to be widely available within 6-9 months. It only took 9-12 
months for the market to respond to Apple's introduction of 11b.
11g is downward compatible with 11b; 11c requires completely new 
hardware purchases.

Expect 11c to die a Betamax death and 11g to replace it. (It's also 
not really superior, only a different frequency range.)

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