Will any brand wireless carrd work with any brand wireless router, or do the brands have to be the same? For example, if I have a Cisco Systems Wireless card, and a Lynxus Wireless Router...will they work together?
2006-07-13 06:15:58 · 14 answers · asked by Jlyn 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
How do I know if they are compatiable? How can I find their individual settings?
2006-07-13 06:35:19 · update #1
The answer is Yes if you are talking about 802.11b/g. These are standards setup by the standards group. If you are talking about the extended, super, or any other term the answer is NO. As these are speculative systems while the standards group is working on standards for 802.11n. Also there is no guarantee that thes systems will be compatible with "N" whicn is due later this year.
2006-07-13 07:05:54 · answer #1 · answered by Dick M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any brand of Wireless Card can be worked with any other brand.. you should have to configure the protocol.. If the IP address is properly configured there is no problem, but the frequency and protocol must be the same.. You can use it..
2006-07-13 06:37:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as they are the same setting (801.1g or something like that) they should work together. Obviously you have a better chance of them finding each other and working together if they are the same brand.
2006-07-13 06:18:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've experienced a 3com wireless card not working with a Linksys router.
2006-07-13 06:22:36 · answer #4 · answered by mattd550 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i really think that they can be different because i have a wireless card and it lets me connect to everyone elses wireless router. and they cant all be the same but i dont know for sure.
2006-07-13 06:18:42 · answer #5 · answered by rockdstarchick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can be different. Think about when you go to a public place that has wireless. All kinds of wireless adapters go there and they work.
Cisco bought LinkSys btw.
2006-07-13 06:18:34 · answer #6 · answered by DiRTy D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not the brand that matters, it is whether they use the same standards (i.e 802.11a, b, g). If they both use 802.11g and so on, they will work together.
2006-07-13 06:18:12 · answer #7 · answered by EG345 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any brand should work I think if they are compatible(i.e. 802.11 g, etc.). I usualy try to match if I am installing myself. Just a personal preference.
2006-07-13 06:18:21 · answer #8 · answered by cdl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, not at all. It just depends on what kind of Wi-fi it is, and if it is encripted, that the recving device can support encriptions. Learn more here http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1395397229
2006-07-13 06:20:50 · answer #9 · answered by df747jet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it should and will work as long as they are of same standard/protocol this way you'll have freedom of choosing whatever brand you like
2006-07-13 06:31:14 · answer #10 · answered by bitter and twisted 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋