On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:59:36 -0400, Tom Watson
wrote:

I often use my laptop in the shop (OBWW).

I was using a Netgear router and had indifferent connectivity in the
shop. The shop is about fifty feet on line of sight from the router
and is at a point at about forty five degrees down from the router's
position on the third floor of the house.

The signal must pass through a sliding glass door and the roof of the
shop, which is insulated with R-19 fluff (6 inches) and is further
composed of composite shingles and 5/8" decking.

We gave our daughter a Macbook for her birthday on the 23d.

I was against her joining Mac cult - but there it is.

It did not play well with the Netgear router.

I purchased a Linksys WRT160N router and five out of our six boxes
hooked up happily (including the Mac) - leaving only a Win95 era
laptop, whose USB adapter did not speak the current encryption (WPA2)
- no great loss.

I semi justified the purchase by assuming that the alleged increase in
range for the N router would mean that I would not have to be so fussy
about my positioning the laptop out in the shop.

Not so.

Here is my question - does the extended range depend on having a
wireless N adapter on the box, or is the range simply a fucntion of
the router signal?

All of my adapters, both internal and external are B and G.



tom - still barely in range in pennsyltucky.



Tom Watson
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Thanks to those who responded.

I picked up a wireless n adapter for the laptop that I use in the shop
and the range and throughput are greatly enhanced.

This really is much better than the g ever was.

Thanks again.




Tom Watson
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