Houses (was Re: [TriLUG] Re: FUD alert!)

[Bill Vinson]

Mike,

I think you meant 802.11g is going to be backward compatible?  From what 
I understand 802.11a and 802.11b are completely incompatible.  802.11g 
which is not final yet.  802.11g will be backward compatible with 
802.11b signals.

Am I right or wrong?

Bill

On Saturday, April 20, 2002, at 12:03 AM, Mike Johnson wrote:

> Tanner Lovelace [lovelace at wayfarer.org] wrote:
>
>> I'm also considering wireless.  Anyone have any suggestions on that?
>> Should I go for 802.11b and be limited to 11mbps, or should I pay
>> the extra cost and go with 802.11a and get 50+mbs?
>
> Go with 802.11b for now, and upgrade to 802.11a when it's reasonable.
> The 802.11a is backwards compatible, so you'll still be able to use the
> 802.11b with it.
>
> Mike