Re: [PLUG] wireless router

[Paul <paul@dpagin.net>]

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 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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