[NTLUG:Discuss] Wireless Home Network

[terry]

Jack Snodgrass wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-06-21 at 15:18, Lance Simmons wrote:
> 
>>I want to change my home network over to wireless, but I'm a bit
>>intimidated.  Have others on the list done it, and what would you say is
>>the difficulty level?
> 
> 
> the wireless part is easy... it's the brand/type that's hard...
> 
> wireless-b 11Mbit - cheap ( becuase of all of the G stuff ) 
> wireless-g 54Mbit 
> wireless-g Plus - 108mbit ( uses two channels at once... may 
> 				cause more interference ) 
> wireless-g w/ speed boost ( uses one channel, but timed to go faster ) 
> 
> All of the G stuff should work at the 54Mbit G speed. 
> The 'faster' stuff only works with like equipment. 
> A 'b' thing will probably slow down the network to b ( 11mbit ) 
> speed. 
> 
> lots of choices / decisions. Once you pick one, it should work fairly
> easily.... the distance / speed usually isn't as fast / far as 
> advertised. 
> 
> jack  
> 
> 
> 

Your best bet is stick with B.

And Linksys equipment is my choice of brands

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