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Will Wireless G Laptop receive range benefit from Wireless N Router?

  • 11-02-2010 02:46AM
    #1
    FGR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,466 ✭✭✭


    As above really.

    After an extension to the family home there's either no signal to one bar when using a wireless G laptop on their current wireless G router. When we do get one bar the data rate crawls; the boards.ie homepage taking about 20 seconds to load fully.

    Although I know a Wireless G card would not receive the benefit of 600mb speeds from a Wireless N router I'm wondering whether the G card would pick up the stronger signal from the router and allow the laptop to pick up a good signal?

    Thanks in advance!


Comments

  • #2
    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,454 Mod ✭✭✭✭dub45


    As I understand it the presence of the 'g' laptop will drag the 'n' router down to the g standard so there is no benefit.


  • #3
    Some_Person
    Closed Accounts Posts: 491 ✭✭Some_Person


    No, just get a higher power/gain Access Point.


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