Comments on: 802.11a versus 802.11g? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/80211a-versus-80211g/ Fri, 24 May 2013 01:03:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: labnuke99 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/80211a-versus-80211g/#comment-80719 labnuke99 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:33:37 +0000 #comment-80719 802.11A operates on the 5GHz spectrum (54Mb/s max). 802.11B (11Mb/s) / 802.11G (54Mb/s) operate at 2.4GHz spectrum. 802.11A is NOT compatible with 802.11B/G. So, not all wi-fi protocols are backwards compatible.

802.11N operates in both the 5GHz and 2.4GHz spectrum but is only compatible with 802.11G.

For more information see the Wikipedia article on 802.11.

]]> By: The Most-Watched IT Questions: August 24, 2010 - ITKE Community Blog http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/80211a-versus-80211g/#comment-80695 The Most-Watched IT Questions: August 24, 2010 - ITKE Community Blog Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:58:47 +0000 #comment-80695 [...] 1. Mr. Denny weighed in: 802.11a versus 802.11g. [...]

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