Data Rate
The Data Rate parameter tells the Cisco Wireless LAN Adapter what data rates
you wish to use. The 1Mbps Only rate will give you the greatest range at the
expense of lower throughput. The 2 Mbps Only data rate will give you the highest
throughput at the expense of reduced range. The Auto Rate Selection will attempt
to give you the best of both worlds, since it will attempt to use the 2 Mbps
rate when possible, falling back to the 1 Mbps rate when necessary.
The Data Rate must be at least a subset of the rate of the Access Points
(Infrastructure Mode) or other Clients (Ad Hoc Mode) you wish to communicate with,
otherwise THE Cisco Wireless LAN Adapter WILL NOT ASSOCIATE TO THEM.