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To: Gottfried who wrote (4)	5/24/2002 9:14:00 AM
From: nnillionaire	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69

Gottfried, I like ATT as an ISP. While my current cable ISP is Cox Cable, I still maintain a dial-up account with ATT Worldnet as backup and for when I travel (the 800-number access is great.) You might also give some thought as to the IEEE standard on which you plan to base your wireless LAN. Most equipment in stores today is based on 802.11b - wireless speed to 11 Mbps at 2.4 GHz. But the newest leading-edge stuff just now getting into stores is based on IEEE standard 802.11a - wireless transfer rate to 54 Mbps at 5GHz. Of course devices based on each of the two standards are incompatible. The advantage of going to 5GHZ from 2.4 GHz is that wireless phones and microwave ovens operate at 2.4 GHz and can potentially interfere with a wireless network. I haven't found that to be a problem. computers.cnet.com The newer stuff offers faster wireless speed, but is more expensive. Range is about the same as 802.11b equipment. I haven't yet seen combo AP/router/switching devices based on 802.11a, just Access Point devices. FYI I don't plan to run out and replace my 802.11b based network. FYI nnil