Re: Wireless G and N together?

On Jun 29, 10:03 am, seaweedsteve <seaweedst...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jun 28, 11:41 am, tango <westkatz...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi.
I want to upgrade my network so I get better connectivity to the
basement in my house, so I was thinking of going to N. However, my
wife's laptop has an internal G card.

I have a Linksys WRT54G router that I use now. Can I get a N router
and "chain" it together with the G router and use both in exclusive (N
or G) mode at the same time on the same network?

Thanks.

Ed

To clarify what Peter is saying:
A good solution is to connect a powerline networking module to your
main router, whichever it is and plug that into the wall. Then, down
in the basement plug in another module and use that to:
a) connect directly to a single computer
b) connect to a 2nd router for multiple computers

Alternatively, Netgear powerline has a module with wifi so you can
just plug it in wherever and connect various wifi devices to it. I
doubt the range will be as good as a router with an external antenna,
but it may be fine for the basement.

Another alternative is to pair a Netgear module that has multiple
ethernet ports ( the standard module only has one) to connect multiple
wire pcs to it.

First question is: do you want to connect more than one pc in the
basement?
Second: do you want to connect by wireless in the basement or is
ethernet (from a local powerline module) fine?

Buying a second router may not be even be necessary.

Steve

Thanks, guys. I wasn't even aware of these powerline connections.

I have a couple of questions:

I've had trouble in my house with X10 devices working reliably. Am I
likely to face these same issues (whatever they are, maybe A vs B
side) with these devices?

The speed of this connection seems slow. Here's what I saw at:
http://reviews.cnet.com/adapters-nics/netgear-xe102-powerline-adapter/4505-3380_7-21057065.html

The bandwidth of the HomePlug power-line spec is 14Mbps, but
networking overhead and noise on your electrical wiring is apt to
result in a substantially lower throughput rate. In CNET Labs' Chariot
tests, the XE102 was only able to achieve throughput rates below
4Mbps, which is still faster than many home broadband Internet
connections can deliver, so you won't notice a hit on Web traffic or e-
mail, but it's much slower than its leading competitor, the Siemens
SpeedStream power-line Ethernet adapter and far slower than the
leading wireless products based on 802.11g and 802.11a technologies.

CNET Labs' Chariot throughput tests (Longer bars indicate better
performance)
WPC55AG 802.11a
20.6
WPC55AG 802.11g
17.9
WPC55AG mixed
7.6
Siemens SpeedStream power-line Ethernet adapter
5.8
Linksys PLUSB10 2.0
5.2
Siemens power-line access point
4.9
Netgear XE102
3.5
Note: Throughput in Mbps

So, am I back to the original idea? Peter, why do you feel it is
silly? Does it not work? Is it complicated?

Thanks.

Ed

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