Subj : Re: New Router
To   : ALAN ZISMAN
From : JAY EMRIE
Date : Sun Nov 21 2004 03:09 pm

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

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

AZ> BF> JE> That it is!

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Z" or "nth"   :-)  :-)

Jay
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