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Quicksilver connecting to 802.11g
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Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: San Jose, CA
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I have a 867 MHz QuickSilver with a regular airport card in it (802.11b). My roomates are looking at getting a wireless router, and want to get a 802.11g unit. Will I be able to "talk" with it ok, since I am on a 802.11b card?
I know that 802.11g is supposedly backwards compatible (so a 802.11g card can talk to a 802.11b base unit), but does it work the other way (a 802.11b card talking to a 802.11g base unit)?
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Join Date: May 2001
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Yes, it will work. ![Smilie](http://forums.macnn.com/images/smilies/oldschool/smile.gif)
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Syracuse
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you will slow down the connection of the router to the 802.11b for everyone though.
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Atlanta, GA
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I have that exact set-up (867 Quicksilver with a AEBS) and it works fine, although nothing else in the house can connect at the Extreme speed.
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Senior User
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: San Jose, CA
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Originally posted by Weezer:
You will slow down the connection of the router to the 802.11b for everyone though.
We are just using it for DSL, and since there isn't a DSL line out there that can max out 11 mbits/sec me and them aren't too worried ![Smilie](http://forums.macnn.com/images/smilies/oldschool/smile.gif)
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Winnipeg
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Can you also get APE PCI cards? Just outa curiosity.
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Syracuse
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Originally posted by kupan787:
We are just using it for DSL, and since there isn't a DSL line out there that can max out 11 mbits/sec me and them aren't too worried
So then why do you need the more expensive 802.11 g?
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Los Angeles
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Originally posted by Weezer:
So then why do you need the more expensive 802.11 g?
Exactly.
Just get this.
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