The problem isn't really with the french military. In the 802.11 standard there are three specs for Europe. The European Telecomunications Standards Institute (ETSI) standard is for all of Europe except France and Spain, which each use a different standard. France's allocation specs aren't compatible with 802.11 B, the standard for the 11 megabit range the Airport uses, which became a standard last week. Also, there is the fact that, though in the US the 2.4 Gigahertz range spans 2.400 to 2.483, in France it is from 2.400 to 2.475. If there is any conflict with the military, it would be in the overlapping range.
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The problem isn't really with the french military. In the 802.11 standard there are three specs for Europe. The European Telecomunications Standards Institute (ETSI) standard is for all of Europe except France and Spain, which each use a different standard. France's allocation specs aren't compatible with 802.11 B, the standard for the 11 megabit range the Airport uses, which became a standard last week. Also, there is the fact that, though in the US the 2.4 Gigahertz range spans 2.400 to 2.483, in France it is from 2.400 to 2.475. If there is any conflict with the military, it would be in the overlapping range.