Which wireless standard a, b, or g?

I am preparing to set up a wireless network at my office? B seems to
be the most accepted standard with the most available devices, but A
and G have speed advantages. It will be used for corporate roaming -
Outlook to Exchange connectivity, opening shared office docs, web
browsing, etc. Any opinions as too which standard I should use?

Thanks,
Mike

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This seems to have allot of information.


"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I am preparing to set up a wireless network at my office? B seems to
> be the most accepted standard with the most available devices, but A
> and G have speed advantages. It will be used for corporate roaming -
> Outlook to Exchange connectivity, opening shared office docs, web
> browsing, etc. Any opinions as too which standard I should use?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike

My personal recommendation is to go with good, 802.11b equipment. It's
inexpensive, gets the job done, and from a overall compatibility standpoint,
it is "the standard".

Bill Crocker

"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I am preparing to set up a wireless network at my office? B seems to
> be the most accepted standard with the most available devices, but A
> and G have speed advantages. It will be used for corporate roaming -
> Outlook to Exchange connectivity, opening shared office docs, web
> browsing, etc. Any opinions as too which standard I should use?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike

"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I am preparing to set up a wireless network at my office? B seems to
> be the most accepted standard with the most available devices, but A
> and G have speed advantages. It will be used for corporate roaming -
> Outlook to Exchange connectivity, opening shared office docs, web
> browsing, etc. Any opinions as too which standard I should use?

b and g
b for public access (pretty much standard)
g for home/office (overall faster than b)
There are cards and WAPs (Wireless Access Points) supporting both standards. Me
thinks 802.11a is on the way out.

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In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Steve
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> "E.P. van Westendorp" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >http://www.54g.org/docs/802.11g-WP104-RDS1.pdf
>
> The conclusion of this article says "802.11g....Offer better range and
> coverage than current networks."
>
> Does g necessarily have this advantage over b?
>

It's my understanding, for the average home user, there's not any big
advantage of g over b. (And b equip is dirt cheap now!) The data
transfer speeds are limited by what comes into your cable or dsl modem.
If you are doing a lot of transfers within your network, g may help,
but only if ALL devices are g. Any b's on the network will slow all the
connections down.

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
Bill Crocker <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>My personal recommendation is to go with good, 802.11b equipment. It's
>inexpensive, gets the job done, and from a overall compatibility standpoint,
>it is "the standard".
>
>Bill Crocker


Ditto the above. I understand that if a machine with a "b" card in it
connects with a "g" access point the AP slows down, for everyone.


There is tons of "b" gear on ebay. Get better access points
(Orinoco/Proxom, Cisco) and you'll get higher speed connections at
longer ranges. If you have a weak signal WiFi data speepds slow down,
negating the benefit of "g" equipment.

If most of your use at the office is Internet Email and browsing
then you are limited by the speed of your office internet connection,
which is certainly no faster that 1.5mb/s.


>
>"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed). com...
>> I am preparing to set up a wireless network at my office? B seems to
>> be the most accepted standard with the most available devices, but A
>> and G have speed advantages. It will be used for corporate roaming -
>> Outlook to Exchange connectivity, opening shared office docs, web
>> browsing, etc. Any opinions as too which standard I should use?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike
>
>


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Al Dykes
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For new installations in a corporate enviroment I would go with
802.11g for the following reasons. 802.11g is backward compatable with
802.11b equipment. You will get the speed advantages that the A&G spec
offers without loosing the range of the 802.11b equipment. The network
cards will also be compatable with any 802.11b access points on the
market.

Its kind of like if you have an old network infrastructure of hubs
that only support 10 base T why bother buying 10/100 nic cards. The
reason is that if you ever do change the network there is no point in
having to change out all the client devices as well.


(E-Mail Removed) (Mike) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> I am preparing to set up a wireless network at my office? B seems to
> be the most accepted standard with the most available devices, but A
> and G have speed advantages. It will be used for corporate roaming -
> Outlook to Exchange connectivity, opening shared office docs, web
> browsing, etc. Any opinions as too which standard I should use?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike

I am using a Linksys G access point with Orinico Gold card - it works really
well - The cost on the G was only slightly more than B and if I upgrade the
laptop I dont need to get a new access point - I hope

Al Dykes wrote:
> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
> Bill Crocker <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> My personal recommendation is to go with good, 802.11b equipment.
>> It's inexpensive, gets the job done, and from a overall
>> compatibility standpoint, it is "the standard".
>>
>> Bill Crocker
>
>
> Ditto the above. I understand that if a machine with a "b" card in it
> connects with a "g" access point the AP slows down, for everyone.
>
>
> There is tons of "b" gear on ebay. Get better access points
> (Orinoco/Proxom, Cisco) and you'll get higher speed connections at
> longer ranges. If you have a weak signal WiFi data speepds slow down,
> negating the benefit of "g" equipment.
>
> If most of your use at the office is Internet Email and browsing
> then you are limited by the speed of your office internet connection,
> which is certainly no faster that 1.5mb/s.
>
>
>>
>> "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
>>> I am preparing to set up a wireless network at my office? B seems
>>> to
>>> be the most accepted standard with the most available devices, but A
>>> and G have speed advantages. It will be used for corporate roaming
>>> - Outlook to Exchange connectivity, opening shared office docs, web
>>> browsing, etc. Any opinions as too which standard I should use?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mike

I wish I could - prices here in the UK are not as good as over there in the
the states - pity

Steve wrote:
> "Keith Roberts" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> I am using a Linksys G access point with Orinico Gold card - it
>> works really well - The cost on the G was only slightly more than B
>
> Dunno about that, there are b cards out there for 10-20 bucks now.
> Can get router and card for under $50.