Currently available only as a loaner, I put a deposit of ~$450 for two of them. --RyJones
Check out http://www.seattlewireless.net/archive/ezmlm.cgi?mss:3715:200110:lomhjlgobceaipjchmnf for a quick review of the cards. Check out the pictures under this text --CaseyHalverson
Card view
Another card view
Proxim's on the side, with a Orinoco in the middle. The antennas are slightly bigger then the orinoco's. Forget about the other PCMCIA slot...
802.11a bitrates: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 (megabits)
X2 bitrates: 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, 108 (megabits)
Power ouput: ?
Receive sensitivites: ?
802.11a channels: 36 (5.18GHz), 40 (5.20GHz), 44 (5.22GHz), 48 (5.24GHz), 52 (5.26GHz), 56 (5.28GHz), 60 (5.30GHz), 64 (5.32GHz)
X2 channels: 42 (5.21GHz), 50 (5.25GHz), 58 (5.29GHz)
Picture of the 5GHz band. These proxim cards use the first band and second band.
Range/Rate differences chart. 802.11a kick's 802.11b's butt
regional changes??
I have a proxim skyline 802.11a card that is currently set to Japans 802.11a channels. Looking to change it to FCC instead. Anyone know a way? It seems to be in the firmware on the card not the driver, authough the demo of Observer software from Network Instruments
http://www.networkinstruments.com/products/wireless_tech.html
is able to see FCC channeled 802.11a wlans.
