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rich82fox · May 10, 2006, 06:58 AM

hi

I am new to using Airport as I'm wanting to use all my macs on a wireless network

I have an original ibook (clamshell) with an original airport card

if I get an airport extreme base station -will the old airport card work with it?

what's the difference between the original airport and airport extreme?

rich

tooki · May 11, 2006, 05:10 PM

Original AirPort: 802.11b wireless (11Mbps)
AirPort Extreme: 802.11g wireless (54Mbps)

Both systems are compatible in both directions. Old computers can connect to new base stations and vice versa. Of course, top speed is achieved only when both the computer and the base station are Extreme. (Note that both regular and Extreme are faster than your internet connection, so you will not notice any difference in browsing or download speeds.)

tooki