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from: John Stewart
date: 2004-06-03 20:55:10
subject: Re: WiFi Drivers for OS/2?

Tom Lee Mullins wrote:

> --- In os2hardware{at}yahoogroups.com, "Mark
Abramowitz" wrote:
> 
>>In , on 06/02/04 
>>   at 01:39 PM, htravis{at}a... said:
>>
>>
>>>Again, for the PCI bus in North America, the Netgear 
>>
>>MA311 is a $50 champ. And the driver should be available 
>>for the searching or asking, if
>>
>>>only for (extended) testing. 
>>
>>Are we talking about WiFi or wireless?  Aren't they different? 
>>
>>-- 
>>-----------------------------------------------------------
>>"Mark Abramowitz"
>>-----------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
> I was thinking wifi but my card says wireless lan.
> I wonder if there is a difference. I will 
> check it out. Perhaps I am looking for the wrong 
> kind of driver?
> 
> BigWarpGuy

WiFi is the industry term for 802.11, and specifically for 802.11b.
'Wireless LAN' is a more generic term, but a driver that says 'wireless
LAN' could well work on a WiFi card. The terms are often used
interchangeably.

-- 
John Stewart
Seattle, Washington, USA
"The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the 
exercises walking is the best." - Thomas Jefferson



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