CHAPTER 21. The IEEE 802.11g Standard

SOME OF THE MAIN TOPICS IN THIS CHAPTER ARE

Overview of the 802.11g Standard 310

Installing a Wireless-G Broadband Router 312

Installing and Configuring a Wireless Network Adapter 321

Proprietary Extensions to the IEEE 802.11g Standard 327

Improving Network Performance with Dual-Band Wireless Technology 328

Which Wireless Protocol Should You Use? 329

The preceding two chapters discussed the first two wireless protocol standards to achieve wide market success at inexpensive prices. Today, IEEE 802.11b hardware is largely obsolete, while IEEE 802.11a hardware is largely restricted to corporate networks. However, this does not mean that IEEE 802.11-based wireless networking is unimportant. Rather, it reflects ...

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