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Consider 802.11g when you need wider coverage and vendor
compatibility and you are:
■ Maintaining support for existing 802.11b users and the existing
wireless investment while providing for expansion into 802.11g.
■ Implementing a complete wireless LAN solution, including Ethernet
Adapters, gateways, access points and clients; Wi-Fi certification
guarantees compatibility among vendors.
■ Providing access to hot spots in public spaces such as coffee shops or
university cafeterias.
Network
Configuration and
Planning
The Ethernet Adapter can operate in either infrastructure or ad-hoc
mode, and can support a stand-alone wireless network configuration or
an integrated configuration with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LANs.
Operating in infrastructure mode and connected to an Ethernet hub, a
single Ethernet Adapter can combine up to 16 client devices—such as
computers with network adapters and printers—into a multiclient
workgroup. The workgroup associates with the wired network through a
wireless LAN access point such as the Enterasys Networks 11a/b/g
Wireless LAN Access Point. Infrastructure configurations extend your
wireless LAN to devices that would otherwise have to be connected to
the wired network.
Operating in ad-hoc mode, two or more Ethernet Adapters can associate
among themselves and communicate with one another at close range
without an access point. You may wish to set up an ad-hoc network, for
example, if a group is working away from the office, or if a group in the
office needs to share files apart from the wired LAN.