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54 Mbps/100 Mbps Wireless LAN

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i've-got-no-strings-to-hold-me-down dept.

carbon60 writes: "Proxim seems to have very quietly released 802.11a based products. 54 Mbps in standard mode and 100 Mbps in "2X" mode. The main website lists the products." They're a little more expensive, and I dunno about Linux drivers, but still, that's some fast wireless action.

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  1. Why go "land-line" Cat 5 anymore? by saridder · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    There's no reason to be using "land-line" LAN's anymore, unless you have some sort of privacy/security issues, and even then you could just VPN the wireless traffic.

    Oh, and cost. But hopefully someday the cost of wiring a building will push past the cost of a traditional LAN versus a wireless.

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  2. 802.11b vs 802.11a by sourcehunter · · Score: 2, Offtopic
    I'd assume (just based on the name) that 802.11a came out BEFORE b, Why did 802.11a NOT catch on and 802.11b did?

    Anyone?

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  3. Re:Ahh, the wonders of physics. by halfpuppy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In such a short time, we've gone from the days where 80m long radio waves were considered "shortwave" and anything over 100 Mhz was "unusable" to our new modern dreams of Multi Ghz signals and waves getting so short that we are tempted to measure them in millimeters.

    ... and people wonder why cancer rates are rising so quickly...

  4. Abuse of Moderation, obviously by drinkypoo · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I had the fourth (or so) comment under this story, and the first one about range. How is this redundant?

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    1. Re:Abuse of Moderation, obviously by uigrad_2000 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      I had the fourth (or so) comment under this story, and the first one about range. How is this redundant?

      I see:

      Great range! (Score:4, Informative)
      by kevin42 on Tuesday October 16, @09:23AM (#2435931)
      (User #161303 Info)
      All of 20 feet is going to be real useful!
      Also, the 2x mode is proprietary so you won't be able to mix with other vendors cards.
      But it's a good start.
      Then I see:
      Maximum range? (Score:1, Redundant)
      by drinkypoo on Tuesday October 16, @09:24AM (#2435934)
      (User #153816 Info)
      Anyone know about how much range it should be possible to get with a real antenna?
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      My math may be a little rusty, but 153816 > 243593 last time I checked. And, his comment was clever, yours wasn't.
      Not to mention all that SHOUTING about karma and moderating proves your lack of netiquette.
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