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4 Replies Last post: Aug 17, 2003 6:53 PM by d00d  
Click to view Puck8503's profile New Member 11 posts since
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Aug 17, 2003 2:17 PM

Airport w/ non-airport wireless

I'm pondering getting an Airport card for my iBook because they have a wireless network at the school I'll be attending in the fall. So here's my question the wireless network is not an Airport network, will I still be able to connect to it with an Airport card? is it at all possible.
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Click to view mystery_stain's profile Enthusiast 1,197 posts since
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1. Aug 17, 2003 5:15 PM in response to: Puck8503
Re: Airport w/ non-airport wireless
Airport is simply Apple's name for the industry 802.11 standard. If your school transmits 802.11, you're in. Same reason Mac or Windows can hook up to wireless internet in any city without knowing what kind of transmitter is behind the wall. It's a standard.
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2. Aug 17, 2003 6:44 PM in response to: mystery_stain
Re: Airport w/ non-airport wireless
Pssst, stain, that has to be either 802.11b or 802.11g. 802.11a is incompatible with b and g. However, almost no one uses a that I know of.
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3. Aug 17, 2003 6:49 PM in response to: d00d
Re: Airport w/ non-airport wireless
You're right, of course, I just thought it unlikely that an IT dept would spec 802.11a for a public network with so many clients that change every year (students) who might already be set up for wireless with the Rest of the World.
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4. Aug 17, 2003 6:53 PM in response to: mystery_stain
Re: Airport w/ non-airport wireless
Absolutely, but then again, many IT departments think that Windows is always the way to go for everything.

My school has been putting in 802.11b hotspots at my campus. They were a little late to the part though, because as they started adding them, 802.11g came out.