Wireless-N

I'm the last person to argue against a faster network. But at what cost? "Wireless-N" (802.11n) wireless networking equipment is being released. The problem is the 802.11n standard is in it's draft stage and therefore it may change by the time it becomes an actual standard.

What does that mean to consumers buying an 802.11n product today? It means you may not be able to buy a computer that will work with the router you buy today unless you buy enough network adapter to fill the needs of all computers you may want to put on the network in the future. If the 802.11n router you buy today goes out in the future, you may be stuck with network adapters that won't work with the equipment that is on the market then.

For most people I would recommend 802.11g until 802.11n becomes a real standard.

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Wireless-N Could Stand For 'Not Interoperable'