On Sep 7, 2011 11:59 AM, "Warren Myers" < volcimaster@gmail.[redacted] > wrote:
> 802.11a isn't all that "new" ... Why are they only now deciding to support
> it?
>
> -Warren
>
> On Wednesday, September 7, 2011, Alex Ray < alexjray.ncsu@gmail.[redacted] > wrote:
>> OIT Article explains it here:
>>
> http://oit.ncsu.edu/news-releases/comtech-adds-ncsu-max-ssid-campus-wireless-network
>>
>> Basically ncsu-max is 802.11a (so only 5GHz and less congested
>> theoretically than 2.4GHz), but also know there are 2.4 and 5 AP's as
>> "ncsu" too.
>>
>> Quote (from the article):
>> "Please remember that only those users with newer wireless client
>> cards that support 802.11a will be able to see and connect to this
>> SSID."
>>
>> ~Alex
>>
>
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