I am looking at a few sager laptops. I have a wireless b router. the laptops i'm looking at come with a/g/n built in wireless. now will that recognize my wireless b router so i can connect wirelessly with the laptop
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If it only broadcasts Wireless B, I don't think so.
Needless, if you're going to spend $1,000+, you should spare in your budget to get a new router. -
I think g is backwards compatible w/ b....not positive though.
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"802.11g hardware is fully backwards compatible with 802.11b hardware." <--Wikipedia.org [Link] -
I know it's already been said, but the more the merrier: G is completely compatible with b. They just skip over it in the general documentation. instead of saying a/b/g/n they just say a/g/n because of g's bacward compatibility with b.
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so if i would buy a lappy with a/g/n it would work with my b router fine for connecting...
i suppose it would be the B speeds though, eh? -
Yes b speed which is 11Mbps max. There should be an option in the WiFi card's properties [via Device Manager] to either set it to mixed mode or b. This would allow it to connect to the router.
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alright..had to make sure. this makes my buying options wider. Thanks!
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You can buy a 802.11g router for $20.
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how well would that one work though..or last..
laptop wireless question
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by *Daystar*, Aug 10, 2008.