Ah. I remember about 8 years ago reading something in
science news about somebody testing wireless on 18 ghz
for office use, but sounds like it didn't catch on.

--- Darrell Shandrow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Shawn,
>
> No.  If they run 802.11B/G, then they're all on the
> 2.4 GHz ISM band.  If
> they run 802.11A (less common but rated to be
> faster) then they're on 5 GHz.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "shawn klein" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 1:51 PM
> Subject: Re: need advice on wireless connection
>
>
> > Could linksys be using 18 gigahertz or something?
> that
> > why it doesn't go through walls well?
> >
> > --- Steve <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > Well, I don't know what problems you had with
> > > Linksys, John, but I know many
> > > other Linksys users who are quite satisfied.  I
> did
> > > not have a Linksys
> > > wireless; my old Linksys was a phone-line HPN
> > > router.  Since they didn't
> > > appear to be updating the firmware to work with
> MSN
> > > Messenger, I switched to
> > > D-Link for my wireless router.  Also, I had one
> > > friend who had some
> > > intermittent problems with his Linksys using MSN
> > > voice-chat, so he switched to
> > > a similar DLink router and has not had those
> > > problems again.
> > >
> > > Gee, sounds like I'm talking out of both sides
> of my
> > > mouth.  Grin.  But, there
> > > are repeaters and some range extending antennas
> you
> > > can get if you have signal
> > > problems.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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