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On 05/29/2011 11:57 AM, Dave Taht wrote:
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 9:21 AM, Juliusz
Chroboczek <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<div class="im">> And the irony is that the lower speed is
specifically chosen for<br>
> multicast in order to make sure all clients in range
can hear them<br>
> reliably.<br>
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It was my understanding that it was done for compatibility
with older<br>
devices, since 2 Mbit/s is the fastest rate supported by pre-B<br>
spread-spectrum hardware.<br>
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And thus, everybody loses. I doubt there is much 802.11b gear
still active in the field.<br>
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I think Juliusz is referring to old stuff pre-B, like the Digital
RoamAbout. Certainly that is long gone, and I think pretty much all
b hardware is gone, though having a "screw your performance to make
something antique run" option someplace might become necessary for
someone.<br>
- Jim<br>
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