Wireless Draft N

[Shiranai_Baka]

So all this talk about the wireless Draft N protocol has got me thinking. If it isn't even completed now, would we have to buy a new router to get the finished N protocol or is it all firmware based?

[Virtualbody1234]

You'll need new hardware. Firmware won't cut it.

[lynx]

It depends on what level of router you are talking about. If you mean anything conforming to the current standards (802.11a/b/g) then refer to VB's post.

If you mean one of the so-called Pre-N routers then there's a reasonable chance that a firmware upgrade will be sufficient when the full 802.11n protocol is confirmed.

The hardware requirement won't change unless the manufacturer has encoded too much of the modulation method into the chip and the proposals change. That's not likely to happen at this late stage in the protocol definition.

[Shiranai_Baka]

Well the reason I'm asking this is because I might end up buying that D-link router on newegg that has the Draft N protocol (There's only one on Newegg so no need to link) cause my dell laptop has the draft N card already.

[Virtualbody1234]

So you would rather have us search than posting the link? :ninja: :dry:

[Shiranai_Baka]

LOL well I assumed you all had newegg on your favorites tab and you could just type in D-link wireless draft n router
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833127077

[lynx]

That's expensive.

Do you need the additional range?
Do you move a lot of data between PCs on your network?

If you can't answer yes to both of those questions then you almost certainly have no requirement for 802.11n. You probably still don't need it if you can only answer yes to the second question.

[Shiranai_Baka]

Well I'll be moving movies and games between the computer and laptop though and the typical speed for the N is pretty fast compared to G when I looked it up in wikipedia.

[silent h3ro]

Well I'll be moving movies and games between the computer and laptop though and the typical speed for the N is pretty fast compared to G when I looked it up in wikipedia.How fast is your internet?

[Shiranai_Baka]

5/512 I believe

[Virtualbody1234]

Well I'll be moving movies and games between the computer and laptop though and the typical speed for the N is pretty fast compared to G when I looked it up in wikipedia.

How much data and how often?

Do you have to do it wirelessly? You could connect a wire when faster speeds are really needed.

Is the faster speed worth the extra money? To wait for a file to transfer @wireless G speeds (54Mbps) is still quite fast.

[Shiranai_Baka]

Alright well I stuck with the WRTG45 and bought it on Wed. It came today and god damn it.
It takes 120min to move my 11GB of music to the laptop. I guess its bearable since I have a lot of time now.