Airport Extreme Compatibility

[steeleclipse]

is an airport extreme card compatible with a linksys wireless "g" router?

I ask because the actual Extreme card looks pretty proprietary.

 

[patrick0brien]

-steeleclipse

It should be compatible.

But it might not actually work. Be aware, that the 802.11g protocol has not been standardized by the IEEE yet. So there might be incompatibilities, thought not entirely to the fault of Apple.

 

[iJon]

he is right, it should but may not. but i dont see why it wouldnt work. my airport card worked with my 802.11b linksys. just make sure you can return it if it doesnt work, but i would say its a pretty safe bet it will work.

iJon

 

[steeleclipse]

actually, the reason i ask is because people come into my work asking if the linksys will work with their extreme cards because we dont sell the base station. Some of my co-workers say it will, some say it wont, but just to be safe i have been telling them to go with the extreme base station.

Just trying to settle the argument

 

[Rajj]

Originally posted by steeleclipse

Just trying to settle the argument

Why don?t you just test it for yourself??

 

[steeleclipse]

Originally posted by Rajj
Why don?t you just test it for yourself??

sure... do you want to donate a linksys g router and a mac with airport extreme???

we cant open products at random just to test stuff

 

[patrick0brien]

Originally posted by steeleclipse
we cant open products at random just to test stuff

-steeleclipse

That's too bad - and a bit unusual. Usually, managers want their employees to know the products they sell.

Are you sure you can use a display model? Or use the argument I put forth above?

 

[steeleclipse]

unfortunately, linksys made the display in our store, and all the routers are non-working display models, that are there just for show