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Hi,
I have a Linksys BEFW11S4 (802.11b)router and it has worked great for
a few years now with a Linksys wireless card. Recently I bought a HP
Pavilion ZD7000 with a Broadcom 54 MaxPerformance 802.11g card already
installed and I would like the HP wireless card to work with the
existing router. I thought 802.11g was compatible with 802.11b, but it
doesn't seem to be seeing the router at all. The HP and Linksys router
work fine together when I use the ethernet cable.
I read somewhere that compatibility means the router had to be 802.11g
and it would work with 802.11b and 802.11g cards. Does this mean that
802.11g cards won't work with 802.11b routers? I have not upgraded the
firmware or any drivers yet.
Thanks.
Hi,
I have a Linksys BEFW11S4 (802.11b)router and it has worked great for
a few years now with a Linksys wireless card. Recently I bought a HP
Pavilion ZD7000 with a Broadcom 54 MaxPerformance 802.11g card already
installed and I would like the HP wireless card to work with the
existing router. I thought 802.11g was compatible with 802.11b, but it
doesn't seem to be seeing the router at all. The HP and Linksys router
work fine together when I use the ethernet cable.
I read somewhere that compatibility means the router had to be 802.11g
and it would work with 802.11b and 802.11g cards. Does this mean that
802.11g cards won't work with 802.11b routers? I have not upgraded the
firmware or any drivers yet.
Thanks.