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Wireless N Routers - with G cards - any advantages

Discussion in 'Networking (Hardware & Software)' started by visionof, 2007/06/09.

  1. 2007/06/09
    visionof

    visionof Inactive Thread Starter

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    A question of expertise
    Would a wireless n router offer any advantages over a g router for g cards >
    Any advantages of speed or distance ?
    I know often it is a matter of using the same propietary matching hardware with speed enhanced g products
    Interestingly a number of times when i used the us robotics 108 mbs wireless cards with any g router the speeds were more than enhanced
     
  2. 2007/06/11
    ReggieB

    ReggieB Inactive Alumni

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    Some N routers have more antennae so you might get a little bit of extra range, but I doubt it. This also assumes that the N router has G functionality built in. I expect that some won't as it will be cheaper not to.

    I'm fairly confident that you'll need N wireless cards to see any advantage in an N router.
     

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  4. 2007/06/11
    visionof

    visionof Inactive Thread Starter

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    Interestingly enough
    I have some 108 mb/s usb robotics cards
    You would think that any performance enhancement would require matching products.
    These cards with any g routers go at much higher speeds than i ever get
    They are the pci cards - I would expect the same with any of the line
    Often pci cards( although they always work) are not as good as the antenna is on the floor hidden behind the metal computer case
     

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