802.11 pre-N Routers Running Into Issues

Not only are most of the the pre - N and draft - N routers on the shelves today going to be incompatible with the final specification , they ’re incompatible with 802.11b / g products ( and with each other ) . Three chipsets are on the market today that are being used in these N routers : Airgo , Broadcom and Marvell . In test , Airgo received the gamey speeds , but completely blot out any 802.11b / g router in the neighborhood . Broadcom and Marvell was n’t as bad , but they still interfered with legacy gear .

What this mean is if you ’re using both 802.11n and 802.11b / gigabyte in your home , all your b / g cogwheel will have rafts of problems when your New wireless is in exercise . And just forget about using this in an flat building complex , where many wireless routers are cheeseparing together — your neighbor will be pissed . The problem could be solved if you were to use a high addition antenna with your nitrogen train , but nobody really employ it until they need compass , but if you need range that entail nobody is near enough to you anyway .

So once again , here ’s another compelling reason to wait until N is done before upgrading your wireless networking . But , if none of these problems affect you — live tight to others , buying N gear from different vendors , require to expend both N and B / G at the same time — then pre - newton could be alright .

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