Windows Vista What is the difference between WiFi and "wireless b/g"?

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Re: What is the difference between WiFi and "wireless b/g"?

'b' and 'g' are wifi (wireless) speeds, there was an 'a', and now an 'n'
Later numbers are faster, and reputed to be more powerful (more distance)

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> What is the difference between WiFi and "wireless b/g"?
 
Re: What is the difference between WiFi and "wireless b/g"?

Hi,

WiFi is just short for any wireless connection. Wireless b/g are standards
for differing types of wireless connections.

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> What is the difference between WiFi and "wireless b/g"?
 
Re: What is the difference between WiFi and "wireless b/g"?

On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:36:01 -0700, b11_ wrote:

> What is the difference between WiFi and "wireless b/g"?

"b/g" refer to standard 802.11b and 802.11g - IEEE standards for wireless
communication. WiFi refers generically to wireless connections.
 
Re: What is the difference between WiFi and "wireless b/g"?

ray <ray@zianet.com> wrote:

>On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:36:01 -0700, b11_ wrote:
>
>> What is the difference between WiFi and "wireless b/g"?
>
>"b/g" refer to standard 802.11b and 802.11g - IEEE standards for wireless
>communication. WiFi refers generically to wireless connections.

802.11b is considerably faster than 802.11b (54mb/s to 11mb/s, IIRC),
and are otherwise compatible (any 802.11g implementation will also
handle the slower 802.11b). Anyplace that advertises "Wi-Fi" is pretty
surely offering 802.11b and/or g. The other variants are rarely seen.

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Re: What is the difference between WiFi and "wireless b/g"?

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:01:01 -0400, Tim Slattery wrote:

> ray <ray@zianet.com> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:36:01 -0700, b11_ wrote:
>>
>>> What is the difference between WiFi and "wireless b/g"?
>>
>>"b/g" refer to standard 802.11b and 802.11g - IEEE standards for wireless
>>communication. WiFi refers generically to wireless connections.
>
> 802.11b is considerably faster than 802.11b (54mb/s to 11mb/s, IIRC),
> and are otherwise compatible (any 802.11g implementation will also
> handle the slower 802.11b). Anyplace that advertises "Wi-Fi" is pretty
> surely offering 802.11b and/or g. The other variants are rarely seen.

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Re: What is the difference between WiFi and "wireless b/g"?

Tim Slattery wrote:

> ray <ray@zianet.com> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:36:01 -0700, b11_ wrote:
>>
>>> What is the difference between WiFi and "wireless b/g"?
>>
>>"b/g" refer to standard 802.11b and 802.11g - IEEE standards for wireless
>>communication. WiFi refers generically to wireless connections.
>
> 802.11b is considerably faster than 802.11b (54mb/s to 11mb/s, IIRC),

Nice to see that you chose to add such worthless info to this thread. We
always await such words of wisdom from you MVPs.

Cheers.

> and are otherwise compatible (any 802.11g implementation will also
> handle the slower 802.11b). Anyplace that advertises "Wi-Fi" is pretty
> surely offering 802.11b and/or g. The other variants are rarely seen.
>

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Re: What is the difference between WiFi and "wireless b/g"?

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:01:01 -0400, Tim Slattery wrote:

> ray <ray@zianet.com> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:36:01 -0700, b11_ wrote:
>>
>>> What is the difference between WiFi and "wireless b/g"?
>>
>>"b/g" refer to standard 802.11b and 802.11g - IEEE standards for
>>wireless communication. WiFi refers generically to wireless connections.
>
> 802.11b is considerably faster than 802.11b (54mb/s to 11mb/s, IIRC),

I assume that was a typo - did you mean "802.11g is considerably faster
than 802.11b"?


> and are otherwise compatible (any 802.11g implementation will also
> handle the slower 802.11b). Anyplace that advertises "Wi-Fi" is pretty
> surely offering 802.11b and/or g. The other variants are rarely seen.
 
Re: What is the difference between WiFi and "wireless b/g"?

ray <ray@zianet.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:01:01 -0400, Tim Slattery wrote:
>
>> ray <ray@zianet.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:36:01 -0700, b11_ wrote:
>>>
>>>> What is the difference between WiFi and "wireless b/g"?
>>>
>>>"b/g" refer to standard 802.11b and 802.11g - IEEE standards for
>>>wireless communication. WiFi refers generically to wireless connections.
>>
>> 802.11b is considerably faster than 802.11b (54mb/s to 11mb/s, IIRC),
>
>I assume that was a typo - did you mean "802.11g is considerably faster
>than 802.11b"?

Yes, my fingers didn't go where my brain wanted them to.

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