Are You Playing the Draft 802.11n Shell Game?
Manufacturers keep us guessing about what's really inside the wireless networking products we buy.
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Add, Don’t Replace When Upgrading to 802.11n
Recycle, don't toss your old 802.11g wireless router when moving up to draft 802.11n gear.
D-Link says DIR-855 will ship…really!
While arranging my DGL-4500 review sample with D-Link, I asked them about the rumors that the long-delayed DIR-855 has been placed on "indefinite hold". D-Link told me that the product is still alive and that the target ship date is now "end of year 07 or early year 08".
D-Link DIR-855 Getting Closer?
During my routine check of the Wi-Fi Alliance 802.11n Certified product list, I found that the mythical D-Link DIR-855 Dual-Band Draft 11n router received its 802.11n Draft 2.0 certification back on October 3. Shame on me for not catching this before now.
Atheros announces single and dual-band 802.11n single-chippers
Atheros today announced two single-chip 802.11n solutions and associated PCIe reference designs.
The new dual-band AR9280 and single-band AR9281 integrate the radio, baseband/MAC and host PCIe interface into single chip 10mm x 10mm QFN packages. Reference designs for both devices are available for both PCIe half-Mini Card and full-Mini Card form factors.
SMC intros $60 Draft 11n router
SMC Networks yesterday announced a Draft 802.11n router and USB ...
Linksys WRT600N Review: Dual-Band 11n comes to Linky-land
Linksys fans will find a lot to like in this long-awaited top-of-the-line simultaneous dual-band Draft 2.0 11n router.
D-Link ships dual-band draft 11n gaming router
D-Link said today it has started shipping its DGL-4500 Draft 802.11n Xtreme N Gaming Router.
The router combines a single dual-band Draft 2.0 802.11n radio based on Atheros XSPAN technology with D-Link's "GameFuel" technology—D-Link's branding of Ubicom's "StreamEngine" auto-QoS technology.
Linksys intros dual-band Draft 11n router
Linksys today announced the first of its Ultra RangePlus wireless networking products.
The Ultra RangePlus Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router (WRT600N) and Dual-Band Wireless-N Notebook Adapter (WPC600N) are 802.11n Draft 2.0 Wi-Fi Certified and operate in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi bands. The WRT600N has two radios for simultaneous dual-band coverage. Both products are based on Broadcom Intensi-Fi draft 11n chipsets.
Hole discovered in Wi-Fi 802.11n Draft 2.0 Certification test
SmallNetBuilder has discovered a hole in the Wi-Fi Alliance's 802.11n Draft 2.0 test suite that can allow Wi-Fi Certified products to interfere with existing wireless networks, in direct violation of a mandatory Certification requirement.
A long-running battle in the standard has been whether to allow the use of "wide-channel" operation in the 2.4 GHz band that is used by the majority of Wi-Fi products. The mode, also referred to as "channel bonded" or "40 MHz bandwidth" mode, uses up two of the available three non-overlapping channels in the band, making it impossible to avoid interfering with other wireless networks operating in the center of the band.
Interference from draft 802.11n channel-bonded networks can, at worst, render 802.11b and g wireless networks inoperable and, at minimum, cause slowdowns and unreliable connections.
D-Link tips WiMax, Europe 11n product plans
DigiTimes today said that D-Link has revealed its WiMax product ...
Apple AirPort Extreme Reviewed: Dual-Band Draft 11n for Everyone
With good wireless performance, gigabit ports and built-in print and file servers, Apple's Airport Extreme Gigabit has a lot to offer both MacOS and Windows users.