RE: Wireless LANs

[yahoogroups@xxxxxxx]

No problem,

As is the case with most of these products I think things will start to
work
and get better once the Taiwanese and Chinese start ramping up their
production of G devices.

I'll post to the list if and when LinkSys release their new firmware :-)

p.

Quoting "Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)" <haweste@xxxxxxx>:

> Paul,
>
> Thanks for your feedback, it's appreciated. Other comments below.
> I'll have a look at the URL at lunchtime.
>
> Tim H.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: yahoogroups@xxxxxxx
> >
> > Tim,
> >
> > LinkSys have said to me "soon" I would therefore reckon
> > within the next two
> > months... they are already releasing new firmware for some
> > other G kit - so
> > the WAP cant be too far away.
>
> That's encouraging.
>
> TBH I havent tried the WAP
> > with another card (I
> > sold all other PC card taking devices when I got the
> > powerbook (couldnt
> > justify keeping a "ibm compatible" laptop!) so it might
work
> > fine with a
> > linksys G card.
>
> Desperately trying to stop myself talking about OS's ;-)
>
> > I have seen somewhere (I'll try and hunt it out) that the WAP
> > WILL NOT WORK
> > in "mixed mode"
>
> This is very, very bad for my application ;-)
>
> In that mode its either G or B at a time, if
> > a G card is
> > connected then as soon as a B card connects, the stream drops
> > to a point of
> > almost no data transfer - this is not good and something
> > which I hope LinkSys
> > will also fix soon.
>
> And goes against the spirit of the message in the advertising,
although the
> piece in the Misco catalogue says "The Linksys Wireless-G Access
Point lets
> you connect Wireless-G or Wireless-B devices to your network." I
guess the
> key part of that statement is the final "OR", which I read
as "AND" on
> previous readings :-(
> I think the point they're making is that you only have to replace the
cards,
> not the AP to upgrade to "G".
> D-Link are a little bolder with their claims for their "Air Plus
Extreme G"
> kit: "allows seamless integration with existing 802.11b networks
. . .".
> Suddenly I've become a bit of a sceptic ;-)
>
> I'm sure it'll all come out in the wash eventually, but I'd like to
get the
> gear now, not in a few months.
>
> I chose the LinkSys
> > kit as as I believe
> > it they are the only people to offer a firmware update to the
> > final G spec
> > once it was completed.
>
> Sounds like a good idea.
>
> > As always with these things early adopters are the ones who
> > get the problems -
> > this hopefully means that because of the early people once
> > the kit comes to
> > mass market all the problems are ironed out.  I wouldnt
> > forget about G quite
> > yet, but I would think carefully about whether you want
> > something that "just
> > works"
>
> ATM, that's what I need. In the future, provided that 802.11b and
802.11g
> access points don't compromise each other's performance, it'd be
feasible to
> add a second AP for "G", or replace the "B" one
that has been proven to
> support both standards at the same time. And do I really *need* 54Mbps
on a
> wireless client . . . (sorry, wrong group to ask such questions ;-)  )
>
> or something that you are prepared to work on and play
> > with (being
> > Techy this is what I would class as "fun" - how sad am
I!)
>
> No, sad is those that *don't* understand why you want to do this ;-)
>
> > HTH
>
> Yes it does, thanks.
>
> > p.
> >
> > Quoting "Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)"
<haweste@xxxxxxx>:
> >
> > > Paul,
> > >
> > > Ahh. Not exactly a great experience of "G" kit
then. Any
> > news on when the new
> > > firmware will be available ? Couple of weeks, or will it be
months ?
> > > Any benefit in changing the card, rather than the AP ?
> > >
> > > Good news for WAP11 & the Orinoco card :-)
> > >
> > > What's your impression of 802.11g ? A few teething troubles
> > or something more
> > > serious ?
> > > Unfortunately I can't plump for "G" exclusively as
I need
> > to get something
> > > for my Fuji :-/
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Tim H.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: yahoogroups@xxxxxxx
> > >
> > > Well, I can tell you that I have problems with my
"G" Card
> > and my "G" WAP...
> > >
> > > but that could be because the "G" card is actually
an Apple Airport
> > > Extreme...
> > >
> > > As I said before I'm going to wait until Linksys release
> > their new firmware
> > > for the WAP, if that doesnt work... I'll probably eBay it
> > and get an Apple
> > > Airport basestation instead :-)
> > >
> > > I've had a WAP11 and Orinoco silvers (from either Tony or
> > Chris's BB) working
> > >
> > > together fine, no problems at all :-)
> > >
> > > If you look around you may find some cards on eBay or there
> > may well be some
> > >
> > > rebadged ones flying around - I have several by Enterasys -
> > exact same card,
> > >
> > > different driver software...
> > >
> > > HTH
> > >
> > > p.
> > >
> > > Quoting "Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)"
<haweste@xxxxxxx>:
> > >
> > > > Guys,
> > > >
> > > > Ok, I've trawled through the archives and read between
> > the lines of the
> > > posts
> > > > a bit more and some you have the Linksys WAP11 with
> > Lucent Orinoco Silver
> > > > 802.11b cards, sourced though a Dr John bulk buy,
correct ?
> > > >
> > > > What's this setup like to use in practice ? Would you
> > recommend it ? And
> > > > where can I get the Orinoco Silver cards in the UK ?
> > > >
> > > > How many of you are using 802.11b cards with 802.11g
APs,
> > and does it work
> > > ?
> > > > I see Tony & Paul are having trouble with their
Belkin &
> > Linksys 'G' APs.
> > > Are
> > > > 'G' cards and 'G' APs ok ?
> > > >
> > > > Comments welcome :-)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Tim H.
>
> +
>
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