What About That Alleged IR Band for 802.11?

Some bodies admiration if you can use the IR anchorage congenital in to abounding laptops to allocution 802.11. In fact, the accepted does accommodate abutment for an IR concrete band (PHY), so theoretically, it is possible. However, actual few articles accept been produced that absolutely apparatus the IR concrete layer. The bittersweet ports on laptops are accordant with protocols advised by the Bittersweet Data Association (IrDA).