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richard.mac

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im thinking of buying an ADSL2+ wireless modem with a Broadcom chipset. will this work properly with my MacBook Pro Core Duo's Aiport that has an Atheros chipset? my current ADSL modem + wireless router works perfect with my Airport but im worried this new wireless router wont work properly with all the Leopard Airport problems and all. any thoughts?
 
Hi,
FYI, whether a wlan card is compatible with a access point doesn't depend on the chipset but the wireless standards that both do / do not support: 802.11.a/b/g/n ... WEP, WPA, WPA2 ...

Tex ;)
 
Hi,
FYI, whether a wlan card is compatible with a access point doesn't depend on the chipset but the wireless standards that both do / do not support: 802.11.a/b/g/n ... WEP, WPA, WPA2 ...

Tex ;)

Ditto that.

However Broadcom cards seem to have better reception and throughput compared to Atheros cards.
 
ok guys thanks :) im going to use WPA which im using now and the new wireless ADSL2+ router has a Broadcom chipset so im good to go.

i did a bit if research and it looks like the wireless is on channel 6 while im on channel 5 atm so i think ill change it.
 
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