Faster 802.11n Wireless LAN, Are You Ready?

After 802.11a/b/g, the 802.11n will be the next industry standard for wireless LAN. Although it is still in draft version, the 802.11n wireless LAN gear is popular in the consumer market despite higher prices. According to PC World, in the second quarter of 2006, vendors worldwide sold about USD$25 million (NZD$39 million) worth of routers and interface cards based on the first draft of the IEEE 802.11n. This product made up about 8% of the router market by revenue and interface cards about 6%.

The 802.11n is intended to boost the speed and range of wireless LAN through technologies such as multiple antennas, but it is not expected to become final until some time next year. As an early adopter, the 802.11n gear can help you extend the range of a wireless LAN and the speed could also be increased for transferring video or other large files around the house.

Cisco Systems’ Linksys division is the biggest seller of home wireless LAN products overall. So let’s review some 802.11n gear from Linksys as shown in the above image.

Linksys WRT300N Wireless-N Broadband Router

• Start a Wireless Network With Up To 4X the Range and 12X the Speed!
• Internet-sharing Router and 4-port Switch, with a built in speed and range enhanced Wireless Access Point
• MIMO technology uses multiple radios to create a robust signal that travels up to 4 times farther and reduces dead spots
• Up to 12 times faster than Wireless-G, but also works great with Wireless-G and -B devices
• Wireless signals protected by WPA2 encryption, and your network protected from Internet attacks by a powerful SPI firewall
  

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Linksys WPC300N Wireless-N Notebook Adapter

• High-speed Wireless-N networking for your notebook computer
• High-speed Wireless-N (draft 802.11n) networking for your notebook computer
• MIMO technology uses multiple radios to create a robust signal that travels up to 4 times farther and reduces dead spots
• Up to 12 times faster than Wireless-G, but can also connect to Wireless-G and -B networks
• Advanced wireless security with up to 256-bit encryption
  

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Linksys WMP300N Wireless-N PCI Adapter

• High-speed Wireless-N networking for your desktop computer
• High-speed Wireless-N (draft 802.11n) networking for your desktop computer
• MIMO technology uses multiple radios to create a robust signal that travels up to 4 times farther and reduces dead spots
• Up to 12 times faster than Wireless-G, but can also connect to Wireless-G and -B networks
• Advanced wireless security with up to 256-bit encryption
  

Click the above link for more information and pricing.