First 802.11 N Product Out the Door

[Chris Gohlke]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://news.digitaltrends.com/news/story/13429/d-link_gets_first_80211n_certification' target='_blank'>http://news.digitaltrends.com/news/story/13429/d-link_gets_first_80211n_certification</a><br /><br /></div><i>"D-Link announced Friday that it was the first company to have its products certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance, which controls standards for wireless networking. The D-Link Extreme N Router and Xtreme N Notebook Adapter were the first products to get the stamp of approval from the Alliance, although many other competing products are in the chute to follow. Both products are based on Atheros' XSPAN WLAN technology."</i><br /><br />After years of pre-N this and pre-N that, we FINALLY have a certified 802.11 N product available. I'm satisfied with the range and speed of my G network, so I'm not in any hurry to jump to N. Plus, I have G built-in on my laptops and prefer not to have to use a PC card or USB adapter, so unless my next laptop comes with it built in, I'll be sticking with G.

[Tim Williamson]

I just picked one up for the new place (cable should be hooked up this Thursday). I've been happy using a D-Link DI-614+ router for the past 5 years or so, so I hope this router lives up to those standards.

[Wojo]

"D-Link announced Friday that it was the first company to have its products certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance, which controls standards for wireless networking. The D-Link Extreme N Router and Xtreme N Notebook Adapter were the first products to get the stamp of approval from the Alliance, although many other competing products are in the chute to follow. Both products are based on Atheros' XSPAN WLAN technology."

After years of pre-N this and pre-N that, we FINALLY have a certified 802.11 N product available. I'm satisfied with the range and speed of my G network, so I'm not in any hurry to jump to N. Plus, I have G built-in on my laptops and prefer not to have to use a PC card or USB adapter, so unless my next laptop comes with it built in, I'll be sticking with G.

Most internal laptop cards are upgradeable. I've been very happy with Intel cards. Search for Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN. I replaced my Intel B card with a BG card the first year of owning my laptop without any problems.

Some people might not know that they can add an internal card. I just picked up a used Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop that had a Linksys PCMCIA WiFi card sticking out of it. I unscrewed one of the doors on the bottom to find an empty PC slot for an internal WiFi card.