Hello Wayne, Friday, February 1, 2008, 10:08:34 AM, you wrote:
> At 05:26 PM 1/30/2008, Joe User typed: >>Standards are solidified now? > According to Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11n> >> >>Status >> >> >> >>Work on the 802.11n standard dates back to 2004. The draft is >>expected to be finalized in November 2008 with publication in July >>2009, but major manufacturers are now releasing 'pre-N', 'draft n' >>or 'MIMO-based' products based on early specs. These vendors >>anticipate the final version will not be significantly different >>from the draft, and in a bid to get the early mover advantage, are >>pushing ahead with the technology. A firmware update should be able >>to make current "Draft-N" hardware compatible with the final version. > So the answer is no but I sure do love 144Mbps that I'm getting with > my configuration & hope that I get a little faster as firmware & > software will improve for both the Router & WNIC . Yes, I'll have to > keep checking for firmware updates for the WNIC & the router but > that's no big deal, IMHO It sure beats the 11 Mbps that the 802.11G > card that my B-I-L gets in his used Gateway 450 ROG w/ a Pentium M > 1400 MHz & 512meg laptop that he bought from his coworker that wanted > a new laptop. He could add more ram. The good news is that he bought > it for his grand daughter to pound on for only $300 from a coworker. And that's why I said Ugh N. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
