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Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 16:21:29 +1100
From: Peter Clutton <peterclutton@gmail.com>
To: Tim Holmes <tim@unixtechs.org>
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Subject: Re: Wireless Card Suggestion
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On 11/11/05, Tim Holmes <tim@unixtechs.org> wrote:
> I have a friend who's using a Linksys card, but he's uses a Linksys route=
r.
> The one he uses is 54Mbps, and I've seen a number of 108Mbps and 125Mbps.
> Since I'm using this for a gateway, should I go for a card with higher Mb=
ps?
> Or do you really think that will make a difference?

I could be wrong, but I was under the impression that the speed is
somewhat reliant on the protocol. For instance, the older 802.11a/b=20
are like 11Mbps, whereas the newer 802.11g runs at 54Mbps. I am not
aware of any faster cards, but I haven't been keeping up to date with
wireless.