hi guys, i tried searching this forum but only found a couple posts about powerline products. so heres the deal, my wireless connection is kinda weak here in hong kong because most houses are made of concrete walls, so signals are a lot weaker than others who have wooden walls. anyhow, im having a hard time choosing between draft n 2.0 routers or powerline adapters. i know the first batch draft n routers were lousy, but how much better are they after the update? keeping mind of the thick walls, do you think draft n would make a big difference or am i better off buying powerline adapters? right now im thinking powerline would be my best bet, but im still kinda clueless about draft n, so please let me know wat i should do, thx!
btw, besides surfing and all, i do gaming and stream videos as well, so its kinda demanding. also, i was wondering if i got the netgear hdx101, would that be compatible with my linksys wrt54g and my linksys notebook adapter?
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blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso
11n router have not tested better than good 11g as far as range is concern. You can not replace the antennas on 11n router. If you are running a low gain antenna on your router, upgrade to 5-7dbi one, this will greatly boost your signal.
The Powerline products work really good, but they are expensive. The 1st version only had the speed of a 10baseT port. Some of the newer ones are closer to 80 (advertised) real live may be closer to 50. It should be better than the wireless. It all depends on how much noise is on the lines.
powerline or draft n router?
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by phatice, Jul 1, 2007.