Stupid Question I am sure...

I26 · 01-10-2005

I am using a Orinoco Classic Gold Card made by Agere. It works flawlessly. Do I pick up on only 802.11b wi-fi networks or will it notice the "G" one and just never be able to connect to the them if allowed by owner? I never thought about this until now. Do they make cards that could do both?

roast · 01-10-2005

There are dual-chanel cards, i believe. B + G, so you can operate at both speeds. The B card can see and connect to G, but will only operate @ 11.

wrzwaldo · 01-10-2005

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Originally Posted by roast

There are dual-chanel cards, i believe. B + G, so you can operate at both speeds. The B card can see and connect to G, but will only operate @ 11.

Unless the "G" AP in in "G Only" mode. NS will detect both B & G with a B only card (802.11).

streaker69 · 01-10-2005

I have an 802.11Pee card, what can I do with it?

wrzwaldo · 01-10-2005

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Originally Posted by streaker69

I have an 802.11Pee card, what can I do with it?

Shake it twice when you are done. Any more than twice and you'll be playing with it!

01-10-2005

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Originally Posted by wrzwaldo

Shake it twice when you are done. Any more than twice and you'll be playing with it!

If you get a G card then you will be fine.

Thorn · 01-10-2005

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Originally Posted by nonsk8erpro

If you get a G card then you will be fine.

*sigh* If you knew what you were talking about, it might be better.

G cards are not the best choice for use with NetStumbler and some other applications, mainly because of driver issues. For example, if you are trying to get true SNR readings, then most G cards are a poor choice. Few give accurate Noise readings, which throws the whole SNR off.

Since you're new, you may want to do some more reading and know the facts before you give information to people which may not be accurate.

RedSector · 01-10-2005

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Originally Posted by nonsk8erpro

If you get a G card then you will be fine.

I don't think there is any G card up to par with the sensitity, power, and support as many of the b cards.

To anyone reading this, nonsk8erpro is the tard who thought his Linksys G card was prism2 based (its a POS Broadcom).

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roast Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 14	There are dual-chanel cards, i believe. B + G, so you can operate at both speeds. The B card can see and connect to G, but will only operate @ 11.