Subj : Re: New Router
To   : Charles Scaglione
From : Alan Zisman
Date : Sun Nov 21 2004 10:50 am

-=> Charles Scaglione wrote to Bj”rn Forsstr”m <=-

 CS> Bj”rn Forsstr”m wrote to JAY EMRIE

 BF>JP>>        Good on you. I have a Dl-514 also of 5.4 GHz, but a -b
 BF>JP>>        type. Is yours a -g type ?

 BF> JE> That it is!

 BF>Isn't it nice with some speed.
 BF>I have two accesspoints, one where I work and one inside the house
 BF>so I can use my laptops wherever I want and even in the garden.

 CS> I wonder if speed is that important for a home wireless network?  I
 CS> have a "G" router and a "G" Bus card for my notebook, but to be honest,
 CS> the speed at which I can transmit from my work desk computer to my
 CS> notebook is really no concern to me.  My only concerns are whether the
 CS> signals are protected and the strength is adequate.

 CS> IMO, wireless technology and speed is being oversold here in the US.
 CS> Perhaps it's a conspiracy by Starbucks to sell more coffee at their
 CS> stores.  (only joking of course)

 I would totally agree that for 'normal' home Internet connection sharing and 
modest file and printer sharing, even 802.11b is enough bandwidth. 

 The people who like to sell stuff however are envisioning a future where home 
media sharing becomes widely available-- sending video from your computer to 
TVs throughout the house, for example. If that becomes common, it would require 
a lot of bandwidth!

(By the way, expect a faster, standardized replacement for 802.11g to be coming 
down the pipes sometime next year... I forget what letter is being used).
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