JohnInSJ
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Re: Should I buy an "N" router?
I dunno guys.
I find if you get recent, tri-antenna routers with recent client adapters, you'll get real-world improvements in range and speed, even in crowded signal areas (like my house.) - even single band N routers. Will you see "300Mbit?" only at the link level... but real throughput is 50% higher or better then 11g all else equal, in my home anyway.
Toss in gigabit (wired) router capabilities and for the price, the value isn't bad.
There, now the three of us have posted the same positions here that we've posted in every other N topic here at DSL 
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No_Strings
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| Gigabit wired ports is obviously a big plus for some. Can you expound a bit on the extended range of the wireless? I see conflicting reports and have no experience to reference.
How much of an increase did you see? What's the RF landscape like there? |
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Anav
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Dartmouth, NS | The problem with N, is that approval has been given to systems that seriously degrade standard G units without appropriate safeguards. The standards to prevent this were either poorly written or not enforced. |
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JohnInSJ
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1 edit | I run a mixed N and G environment - I have 2 G routers, and a Dlink 655, all within 10 feet of each other.
The Gs are not degraded. At the same location, 25' and 2 drywalls from the AP, a G based card got 60%, "good" signal and 12-18Mb/sec throughput. Swapping it for an N card signal is 92-96%, "Excellent" - speed is 240-300 at the link layer, and throughput is 30-40Mb/sec (as measured by iperf) across the wireless link.
Range out to the farthest unit is only 50' and one exterior wall + 2 drywall... G is poor, 20-30%, N is Good to Very Good, 70-80%, speeds are 20-25Mbit for N, and 8-10Mbit for G. (Note G was there before, tested G before and after installing N, G performance identical - still use several G units in the house talking to a Linksys G router, without issues. N is used for higher speed HD Media streaming.)
I've done the site survey, there are 4 other G networks at 10-20% signal, and one at about 50% - I put my three networks such that they don't overlap each other (much)
My results in a residential single family home (but tightly packed homes!) have been pretty positive - more throughput (not 20X, but a solid 10-20Mbit more) and about the same signal boost as moving everything halfway closer to the AP.
This is all draft 2.0 stuff, perhaps thats better then the first wave of attempts?
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Anav
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Dartmouth, NS | Good to hear! |
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