tintin Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 can anyone tell me what is the different between 802.11b and 802.11g? cuz my surfing speed is 1.5 - 3 Mbps and the transfer speed on the moderm are more than 10Mbps. should i switch to use G or B? Quote
TCH-Rob Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 Welcome to the forums tintin. 802.11b delivers data transfer rates of up to 11 megabits per second, 802.11g delivers speeds up to 54 mbps. Both specifications operate on the 2.4-GHz radio frequency band. Quote
stevevan Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 Welcome to the forums! If your using this as a home network, then either one should satisfy your needs. I have a wireless card I use in my laptop for work, so I have a 802.11g basically for backwards compatibility. Quote
Madmanmcp Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 As Rob has already mentioned, the main difference is speed. 802.11g is just an extention or upgrade to 802.11b and it is backward compatable. You can for instance have an 802.11b card and a 802.11g router and they will work fine together...but you will only get the speed of the lower 802.11b card. Quote
tintin Posted October 24, 2005 Author Posted October 24, 2005 (edited) thanks you for all your support i'll keep my mine up!! btw my labtop is using a build in super G wireless card so it should work fine with anything right? Edited October 24, 2005 by tintin Quote
Madmanmcp Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 labtop is using a build in super G wireless card so it should work fine with anything right? No. Super G gives you a higher speed of 108 Mbps (in theory), but is not compatable with 802.11a. The Super AG gives you the speed and compatability of 11b and 11a Quote
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