OT: router question

Jon Delfin

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Jul 28, 2010, 12:44:03 PM7/28/10

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Mine has cacked. (How a piece of equipment with no moving parts can go
bad is a question for another time.)

Dropped into Best Buy today. Faced with "N" and "G" routers,
technically wireless, though I'll be plugging into the LAN ports. Is
"N" new enough / fast enough / better enough to warrant the extra
bucks, even if I'm not using the router wirelessly? Or has wired vs.
wireless got nothing to do with anything?

Thanks
Jon
(boring details: connecting two WinXP machines, a desktop and a
laptop, into a local network)

Joe Hass

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Jul 28, 2010, 12:50:32 PM7/28/10

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Don't spend the extra money. N is still technically still a draft
protocol, and if you're simply going into a wired network, it ain't
worth it.

Joe Hass

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Joe Coughlin

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Jul 28, 2010, 1:23:25 PM7/28/10

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N is fine, but if you use it with a mix of N and G wireless adapters, you won't get the full benefit of N speeds.

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Jon Delfin

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Jul 28, 2010, 1:29:22 PM7/28/10

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Neither computer will be connected wirelessly. Also, no gaming needs.
Just Internet, light video (YouTube and such, no movie downloads).

Joe Coughlin

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Jul 28, 2010, 2:07:34 PM7/28/10

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Doesn't matter then. The N only refers to the wireless standard.

Jon Delfin

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Jul 28, 2010, 2:08:29 PM7/28/10

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Great, thanks.

M-D November

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Jul 28, 2010, 11:18:35 PM7/28/10

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Actually, 802.11n was ratified as a standard a while ago, and most
draft-n routers can be upgraded to the final standard via a firmware
update.

Jon - if you're predominantly using hardwire connections, find the
cheapest g-router you can get that has gigabit ethernet ports and have
fun.

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