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Wired on Wireless: A New Class of 802.11 Devices Go the Distance
March 22, 1999

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Executive Summary: 802.11 Wireless Products

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How We Tested

802.11 Spec

ROI for Wireless LANs

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DS Interoperability: Single-Station FTP Performance (Mbps)

FH Interoperability: Single-Station FTP Performance (Mbps)

FH Multiple-Station: Near and Far Nodes, FTP Performance (Mbps)

DS Multiple-Station: Near and Far Nodes, FTP Performance (Mbps)

Our test Environments: Testing Transmission Range (Mbps)

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Features Chart For
IEEE 802.11 Wireless PC Cards
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IEEE 802.11 Wireless Access Points

Related Links

Network Computing, Feb. 22, 1999
"No Strings Attached"

Network Computing, Feb. 22, 1999
"Where's 802.11 Heading?"

Network Computing, Jan. 14, 1999
"Planning and Implementing Wireless LANs"

Planet IT, Jan. 1, 1999
"Wireless No Longer a NicheGovernment Agencies Starting To Tune Into the Technology"

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By Dave Molta with Areth Foster-Webster Will this be the year wireless LAN technology exceeds its success in vertical markets? Many people think so, especially those associated with a dozen leading vendors of wireless LANs whose products we tested in our Syracuse University Real-World Labs®. We evaluated performance, range and interoperability, while assessing the features and functionality of each platform. (For details on our tests, go to www. networkcomputing. com/1006/1006r2side1.html.) It's been nearly four years since we evaluated this technology and a lot has changed--all of it for the better.
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