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Compare wireless: mimo, super 802.11 g, 802.11g
I want to set up wireless in a medium size office (about 10 users in approx. 800 sg. ft. room). I've only done 802.11g access points in the past, and that worked ok, but I want to know if the newer technologies are any better, especially super 802.11g and mimo wireless (netgear sells mimo, I'm not sure if this is a generic term or netgear proprietary). Our main issue we are trying to correct is intermittent dropping of signal on the client computers and extending the range. Does mimo or super 802.11g help with this? Also, does the client pc have to have a different card to take advantage of this? They all have 802.11 g or n cards now.
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>adapter with a DLink Rangebooster DWL-7100AP and WRT54GS 'speedbooster', and 108Mbps
>connections using a DLink DWL-G650 and a Linksys WRT54GS and the DLink AP. I haven't tried any
>Linksys 108Mbps adapters.
That's true. The Super-G implementation is theoretically supposed to work across different brands. I've had issues with it in the past since is doesn't seem to really be a well-enforced standard...
>Though to avoid compatibility issues it usually doesn't hurt to buy the same brand AP/router and
>wireless card, anyway... I have seen a test recently where the AP and wireless card from the same
>manufacturer actually got the worst scores.
I think I know the review you're talking about. It was a D-link Xtreme G 108mbps wireless laptop card and it got the worst pitiful scores with a D-link Xtreme G wireless router (5-10mbps), yet excellent scores with a... belkin router I think?
So when wireless N is full realized, it may not even operate in the same frequency as Wireless G. All the more reason to stay away from draft N devices for the moment.