Re: 802.11g vs 802.11n

Peter Pan wrote:
jay lunis wrote:

Neither can an 802.11n Draft 2 router go through 3 assorted walls of
unspecified material and one floor of more of the same. If it's
concrete, stucco, chicken wire, or aluminum foil backed insulation,
you're lucky if it can go through one wall. The only way I know of
going through 3 walls and a floor is with an electric drill and CAT5
cable. If desperate, think about power line (HomePlug) or phone line
(HomePNA) networking.
Well, my walls/floors are typical residential wood/drywall.
HomePlug has worked tolerably well but, since I tend to move around a
room, I'd rather not be tethered to a wire. Is there a way to send a
signal to a remote network device (wireless or wired) and have the
remote device send a wireless signal so I'm not forced to connect my
laptop to a wire/cable?



Think plan B... I have a linksys wrt300n downstairs plugged into the cable modem, and the router output to both a homeplug (14.4) and a netgear (85) on a power strip, so at any outlet in the house (or outside, when nice, by my hammock) .. I have the other parts of the homeplug and netgear plugged into wrt54g's that I got at walmart for under $50.. gives me both wired and wireless wherever I plug it in... Just a few caveats, plug the powerline stuff into the router part, have em both on the same 3rd ip addy/segment so it will let you see the rest of the network, and use a different ssid/channel so you don't wirelessly connect to the wrong one. Benefit is, that way I have both wired and wireless at any plug in the house, and any place that is a dead spot, I just plug the thing in and can get full internet and/or access to my local network... You gotta plug the powerline stuff in, so why not a power strip ($2) that not only does that, but the wap/router, and has extra plugs? Real handy when you want to move it all, just plug it in wherever you want Sounds like you already have the major pieces you need......

Just to be clear, you could do it all wirelessly, but It was actually cheaper to get the wap/routers at walmart and have both wired and wireless by any plug....


I'm a little confused here.
Plug the modem and router into an outlet away from the PC?
I suppose this means the PC is plugged into a homeplug.
And you have 2 networks ssid's? One for wired and one for wireless?
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