802.11n

Well, I know that the time is coming to eventually retire my 802.11a that is
used for my WLAN. I do have a lot heavy local (non-internet) WLAN traffic
that would justify it.

Is 802.11n really close to everything that it is hyped up to be? What are
some of the 'gotchas'?

Probably going to wait for it to get out of draft and be completetly
finalized...

"Jeff Liebermann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Fri, 6 Mar 2009 09:44:54 -0500, "bc20" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>>Well, I know that the time is coming to eventually retire my 802.11a that
>>is
>>used for my WLAN. I do have a lot heavy local (non-internet) WLAN traffic
>>that would justify it.
>
> Have you ever considered using wires or fiber instead of wireless?
>
>>Is 802.11n really close to everything that it is hyped up to be?
>
> No.
>
>>What are
>>some of the 'gotchas'?
>
> Very short range, more susceptible to interference, inconsistent
> performance, and tends to fall back to 802.11g a the slightest
> provocation. More:
> <http://www.theruckusroom.net/2008/12/pest-control-80211ns-dirty-little-secret.html>
> The only good parts is that it's potentially faster than 802.11g and
> that it seems to tolerate room reflections slightly better. You might
> want to read the reviews and comments on 802.11n on:
> <http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/blogcategory/75/96/>
>
>>Probably going to wait for it to get out of draft and be completetly
>>finalized...
>
> Nope. Once finalized, then it's time for the proprietary enhancements
> and compatibility problems.

Thanks.. LOL, yeah, I'm sure there will be 802.11n
Super-Duber-Turbo-Only-Works-With-Three-Pieces-Of-Hardware-In-The-World
modes...