Sneezy
join:2006-01-07
Calgary, AB
| reply to tdcinc
Re: Distance / B vs. G vs. N / Adaptors
As mentioned before in this topic, Pre-N routers are supposed to dramatically boost your wireless "reach." Realistically, they do not differ much currently from 802.11g routers.
HOWEVER, there is one major exception to this! I currently have a dual router/gateway setup because of my PC and Xbox 360 wireless connectivity, we wont get into that.
My first router, the one that provides the clients (including the second router) with their DHCP assigned addresses is a D-Link DIR-635 router with Pre-N technology.
My secondary Router is a D-Link DI-624 router that I only use to connect my Xbox 360 to and does not have DHCP duties to carry out.
When I am near either of the two routers, they both show a full 54.0Mbps connection rated at an Excellent signal level. However, as I begin to roam the house with my laptop, and mainly when I go one floor down, the DI-624(802.11g) router suddenly drops its signal to a Good-Low strength, and has never connected at more then 48Mbps.
But, the DIR-635 router will continue to work at an outstanding 54Mbps with an Excellent signal! So there is definitely a difference in between technologies.
But it is important to noe that I could be getting even more throughput out of my 802.11n router if I purchased an 802.11n PCMCIA card for my notebook, rather then using the built in 802.11g connection that is built in, currently there is no need for me to do this however because the router does provide me with excellent signal even on a G network.
But what is very important to note is what kind of devices will you be running on ur network, because regardless of what type of router you purchase, even if it is an expensive full-blown router, if you have a device connecting to the router that cannot use anything but an 802.11b connection, all of the other devices on your network will also get bumped own to 802.11b speed of 11Mbps. So you must make sure that if you buy an 82.11g router, the devices that will be using it will actually be taking advantage of it!
Sorry for rambling on, but if you have any questions, post again, and I will try to answer them  ! |
