Comments on: Upgrading to Draft-802.11n Wi-Fi: Go for the Speed Now http://gigaom.com/collaboration/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/ Fri, 25 May 2012 10:45:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Web Worker Daily » Archive Upgrading to 802.11n Wi-Fi: Easier Than Ever « http://gigaom.com/collaboration/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/#comment-66399 Mon, 12 May 2008 23:00:21 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/04/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/#comment-66399 [...] 12th, 2008 (4:00pm) Samuel Dean No Comments In an earlier post, I made the point that web workers who rely on home Wi-Fi networks, and who haven’t yet [...]

]]> By: Ben http://gigaom.com/collaboration/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/#comment-66398 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:26:21 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/04/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/#comment-66398 What router would you guys recommend? I’m looking at several now including Linksys varieties, Netgear, and Belkin. I’d want an 802.11n w/gigabit wired connection for the ol’ desktop.

Models I’m considering:

Linksys WRT330N Wireless-N Gigabit Gaming Router

NETGEAR WNR854T RangeMax Next Wireless-N Router Gigabit Edition

D-Link DIR-655 Xtreme N Gigabit Router

]]> By: Web Worker Daily » Archive Easy Ways to Speed Up and Lock Down Your Wi-Fi Network « http://gigaom.com/collaboration/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/#comment-66397 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:48 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/04/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/#comment-66397 [...] be until 2008. The Draft-n products are more than worth upgrading to now, though, as described in a previous post. Also, even if the ratified standard does mean that your draft products aren’t compatible, [...]

]]> By: Web Worker Daily » Archive Six Tech Predictions for 2008 « http://gigaom.com/collaboration/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/#comment-66396 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:53 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/04/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/#comment-66396 [...] Technology. Many people, especially those using Macs, have already adapted next-generation, Draft 802.11n Wi-Fi technology, which offers much faster wireless speeds. The proposed standard is supposed to be ratified in [...]

]]> By: Brian Carnell http://gigaom.com/collaboration/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/#comment-66395 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:08:11 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/04/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/#comment-66395 @Maverick….again, the point of wireless-N is not to speed up your access to the Internet…rather it is to speed up activities *within* your home network.

]]> By: Maverick http://gigaom.com/collaboration/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/#comment-66394 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:44:44 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/04/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/#comment-66394 I have Comcast’s cable internet at my place and that only has a limited bandwidth so even if you buy a n router or access point, all that traffic has to go out via that comcast cable, which i dont think can take anything more than its bandwidth so wheres the advantage?

]]> By: Samuel Dean http://gigaom.com/collaboration/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/#comment-66393 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:38:55 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/04/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/#comment-66393 Good point E.T. Cook, but the n products are so cheap now–from adapter cards to routers–and so much faster, that I think many people can benefit from upgrading their whole set of connected devices now. The speed increase is remarkable and palpable if you do a lot of wireless roaming around a home office or office. It’s ridiculous, in my opinion, that some people are not upgrading just because there is no official standard yet. The products are cheap, and plenty faster. My $.02.

Sam

]]> By: E.T.Cook http://gigaom.com/collaboration/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/#comment-66392 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:28:59 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/04/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/#comment-66392 It is important to let your readers know that not all routers have been ability to share g and n connections at the same time. Many routers will downgrade their whole connection to g if any client connecting to it is g…and thus, regardless of whether you are using an n client or not, you will still be downgraded to g.

]]> By: Brian Carnell http://gigaom.com/collaboration/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/#comment-66391 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:36:10 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/04/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/#comment-66391 “I mean, my pipe to the internet is only 6Mb/s…so I definitely don’t need wireless-n to speed up streaming video from websites.”

If all you’re using wireless Internet, 802.11g is fine. You’ll notice this most if you’re doing other things on your network, like say streaming music from one computer to another, copying files to a server, etc.

]]> By: Marc http://gigaom.com/collaboration/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/#comment-66390 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:37:25 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/04/upgrading-to-draft-80211n-wi-fi-go-for-the-speed-now/#comment-66390 Will you really notice that much of a difference between g and n unless you’re trying to stream something like a DVD from one computer on your network to another?

I mean, my pipe to the internet is only 6Mb/s…so I definitely don’t need wireless-n to speed up streaming video from websites.

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