Re: Difference between wireless G and wireless N

["Shannon ODonnell" <sodonnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you purchase a Wireless-N, you will also need to purchase the Wireless-N
USB Adapter for your laptop/desktop if you want to take advantage of the
faster speeds.

Wireless-N works fine with -A, -B and -G standards, but you only get those
faster speeds with the adapter that is actually made for it.

PC World this month has a great comparison article on wireless-n routers.


-----Original Message-----
From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Rick.Chevalier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 8:17 AM
To: pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [PCTECH] Difference between wireless G and wireless N


This weekend I discovered my daughter will need wireless connectivity for
her internet connection instead of wired in her new apartment.  Because I
prefer to wire my network setups at home I am not very familiar with
wireless networking.  I started looking at routers this weekend and noticed
that there is a new type (new to me anyway) of wireless.  Previously I had
thought G was the most current type.  Now I'm seeing type N routers.  From
the ads they appear to be faster.  My question is, what is the difference
between G and N?  Am I correct that N is the latest and greatest wireless
format?

I'll be doing some web research for myself at lunch today.  I find the
practical experience from this list very valuable and I wanted to see what
the thoughts are about the two formats.

TIA,

Rick Chevalier 
 <<Chevalier, Rick.vcf>> 


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