Known as 802.11g, the specification increases the bandwidth of wireless networks from 11Mbps, under the 802.11b standard, to 54Mbps. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers said Friday that a consensus had been reached to establish the latest version of the 802.11g specification, version 6.1, as the standard to be used in the industry
Now maybe we wont have the same problems like we did with 802.11a and 802.11b...
Re: Latest wireless networking standard nears - thank goodness
I've been following development of this for awhile. 802.11g will be great because it's compatable with both 802.11a and 802.11b networks, but I think I read somewhere that this will be a limiting factor for it. 802.11a, for example, will supposedly be revamped to a faster speed in the near future, while 802.11g will still be limited to its original speeds.
Of course, I could also be full of crap on this. :-)
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I should also mention that what I'm really waiting for before taking the Wi-Fi plunge is 802.11x. I'm a little rusty on all the details, but this will include protocols for strong security. Finally. Keep an eye out for this one.
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i thought that 802.11g only supported b and not a... but i guess it is still uncertain at this point since my office hasn't gotten its 802.11g wireless router in yet
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ack, my bad. You are correct on this. 802.11a is faster than 802.11b, but is not backwards compatable. 802.11g is also faster than 802.11b, but IS backwards compatable with it. It is not, however, compatable with 802.11a. My bad. :-)