Im buying Thinkpad z60m and there is only Wireless net 802.11g! My question is will I be able to conect to every net with it beacuse I know there is a and b standard, can some one explain this to me, whats the trick with that? Can I with g go every where?? Sorry for my bad english!
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Quick answer : 802.11n (yes) 802.11g (yes) 802.11b (yes) 802.11a (no)
'n' is backward compatible with 'g'. 'g' is backward compatible with 'b' as all run on the 2.4 GHz band. 'a' runs on a 5.8GHz band so no with a 'g' card you will be unable to connect to an 'a' network.
The newest (non-standarized at this point) is 'n' which also runs on the 2.4GHz band and will be backward compatible with 'g'. (you will see them advertised as MIMO routers)
'n' is faster than 'g'. 'g' is faster than 'b' so given a choice try and opt for 'g' or 'n' (since you only have a 'g' you cannot connect at native 'n' speeds)
Nick has some stickies in this form that explain wireless and routers in some detail so you may to review those for a more detailed explaination.Last edited by a moderator: Feb 2, 2015
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