Wi-fi & Wlan

[Amethyst]

Hi folks...

Im a bit confuse here....Whats the different between Wi-Fi And Wireless Lan ????

Some notebook or PDA ive seen have either Wi-Fi or Wireless Lan....

Cheers

Tytus

[Meerkat]

No difference at all. Wi-fi is just a kind of "nick-name" for WLAN.

[Amethyst]

oh ok thanks

[Tywais]

As said already they are effectively the same. Specifically though Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) is the name of the alliance that certifies network devices. Originally meant to imply only 802.11b wireless networks, the alliance has expanded the use of the generic term to avoid confusion.

[Petch01]

Short for wireless fidelity and is meant to be used generically when referring of any type of 802.11 network, whether 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a, dual-band, etc. The term is promulgated by the Wi-Fi Alliance.

802.11a up to 54 Mbps, radio frequency 5 GHz

802.11b up to 11 Mbps, radio frequency 2.4 GHz

802.11g up to 54 Mbps, radio frequency 2.4 GHz

Petch01

[Amethyst]

Thank you so it seems that Wi-Fi and Wireless Lan is the same