Wireless G versus B (Distance) ...

Hello,

I currently have a D-Link Wirelss 802.11g Router (DI-524). I have a
802.11b adapter for my laptop which takes up the only available
cardbus slot. I am moving to a new location, where my wireless router
will be a good ways (possibly outer limits) from the PC.

I need to add USB 2.0 capability to my laptop when I move. So, when I
add a USB 2.0 card, I will need a new way to connect to the network
wirelessly. I was going to get a USB 2.0 Wirless Adapter ...

My concern is surrounding the how well it will pick up the signal. I
see that D-Link has those little USB Key type network adapters ...
that go up to 802.11g technology. But that just doesn't seem like it
would get as good a signal as one of the ones that has a USB cable and
its own little antenna and everything.

D-Link only makes a 802.11b version of standalone -- not a 802.11g. I
saw that Netgear has one that is 802.11g ...

Anyhow: my question is less about the file transfer speed (because it
is being used to connect to the internet at only 256 - 512 kbps
anyway) than it is about the DISTANCE ... any thoughts on which will
get me the best/strongest signal ?

Is there a real difference between 802.11b and 802.11g in terms of how
far it can recieve a signal ?

Thanks,

Damon

>Is there a real difference between 802.11b and 802.11g in terms of how
>far it can recieve a signal ?

No. Because if distance is too far, 802.11g switch to 802.11b

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 03:39:44 +0200, David D. <dadu@sucre_fondu_et_cuit.fr>
wrote:

>>Is there a real difference between 802.11b and 802.11g in terms of how
>>far it can recieve a signal ?
>
>No. Because if distance is too far, 802.11g switch to 802.11b

And both use 2.4ghz, so they should be equally good/bad wrt distance...

Okay - thanks. I hadn't thought of that in terms of the ghz ... great. Thanks.

DT

daytripper <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>. ..
> On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 03:39:44 +0200, David D. <dadu@sucre_fondu_et_cuit.fr>
> wrote:
>
> >>Is there a real difference between 802.11b and 802.11g in terms of how
> >>far it can recieve a signal ?
> >
> >No. Because if distance is too far, 802.11g switch to 802.11b
>
> And both use 2.4ghz, so they should be equally good/bad wrt distance...