Just under the wire for 2002 , Linksys and Buffalo Technologies have each rolled out some of the very first wireless ironware to use 802.11 M , the immobile ( 54 mbps ) version of WiFi that operates at 2.4Ghz and thus is backwards compatible with its dumb cousin , 802.11b . Interestingly enough , these wireless approach tip and bill only stick to the draught standards for 802.11 g – the situated standards wo n’t be ratified until sometime in early or mid-2003 – so it ’s potential any 802.11 yard equipment you buy now wo n’t be interoperable with gear that comes out six months from now that does adhere to the sanctioned standard . luckily Buffalo has already offered to replace any equipment that does n’t ferment should the standards deepen significantly .
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