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Catch the new wave in wireless networking: 802.11n review
Reviews We've already reviewed the first round of MIMO-enabled networking devices, including the Belkin Wireless Pre-N Router, Linksys WRT54GX and Netgear WPN824 RangeMax, all of which offer clear performance gains over standard 802.11g gear.
[May 3, 2005, 12:05]
Win a D-Link wireless networking bundle review
Reviews One lucky winer of this competition will receive a DNS-323 storage enclosure, DSLl-2740B wireless router and DWA-142 USB adapter from D-Link. With integrated ADSL2/2+ supporting up to 24Mbps download speeds, firewall protection, Quality of Service...
[December 27, 2006, 8:48]
Wireless Networking - Linksys WRT350N and Intel 4965AGN
Blog Comment Try turning off the 802.11 configuration or wireless networking PnP services in the offending OS. XP doesn't have that natively, the packet has to be processed or converted into 802.11n format by the wireless device first.
[November 12, 2008, 15:21]
HP ProCurve adds in 802.11n wireless
News HP ProCurve has launched an 802.11n Wi-Fi access point and has revitalised its wireless LAN range with products acquired through the recent purchase of Colubris Networks. By shifting to wireless technology that it owns, HP ProCurve promises to let...
[November 11, 2008, 17:18]
802.11n Wi-Fi standard approved
News Finalisation of the new wireless-networking standard — which is capable of delivering throughput speeds up to 300Mbps (and even higher) — took exactly seven years from the day it was conceived, or six years from the first draft version.
[September 14, 2009, 8:25]
Belkin Wireless Pre-N router: a first look review
Reviews Belkin's Wireless Pre-N router is the first networking device to tout quasi-802.11n performance, but we'll probably see more such overachievers in the coming months. This upcoming 108Mbps technology is expected to replace 54Mbps 802.11g as the new...
[September 6, 2004, 11:00]
CNET Networks UK award winner: Ruckus Wireless
News The winner of Networking Product of the Year at the 2008 CNET Networks UK Business Technology Awards was Ruckus Wireless's ZoneFlex 802.11n Smart WLAN system. Ruckus Wireless, however, has a firm grasp of practical innovation, addressing the...
[September 24, 2008, 7:32]
No return to the wild Wi-Fi west
Leader To the seasoned watcher of wireless networking, the story is wearily familiar. Wireless networking only works through co-operation: naked competition and the law of the gun is no recipe for success. Because 802.11n works on the same frequencies as...
[May 4, 2006, 14:50]
100Mbps Wi-Fi 'just around the corner'
News Wireless-networking kit capable of supporting connection speeds of 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) or faster will hit the market before the end of next year, said the Wi-Fi Alliance, a wireless interoperability group, at the CeBIT trade show on...
[March 18, 2004, 14:35]
Apple AirPort Express Base Station (802.11n) review
Reviews The AirPort Express supports both the 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz wireless frequencies, so you can opt for the faster 5.0GHz band if you only need to worry about 802.11a/n-compatible devices. That audio out is one of the main features that the AirPort...
[March 25, 2008, 10:08]
Dell laptops offer draft Wi-Fi technology
News Dell plans to offer home users a new, faster version of wireless networking in their notebooks that has yet to be completely finalised by a wireless standards body. Wireless networking vendors, however, have already started offering routers and...
[July 18, 2006, 9:40]
Ruckus mixes meshing with 802.11n
News Ruckus Wireless has unveiled equipment for enterprises that combines the high-speed 802.11n Wi-Fi standard with mesh-networking technology. The company's SmartMesh technology was unveiled on Monday, along with a "smart wireless LAN (WLAN...
[April 21, 2008, 17:42]
Wi-Fi Alliance tough talk is good news
Leader The idea is you can buy this stuff and be happy that it will work perfectly well when we enter the bold new world of 802.11n fast wireless networking. At the same time, the Wi-Fi Alliance issued a strong public warning to its vendors that any...
[October 13, 2004, 12:30]
Linksys soups-up Wi-Fi offering
News The wireless-networking industry is working to create the next-generation Wi-Fi standard, 802.11n, and proposals have been accepted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), an industry group that determines standards.
[January 5, 2005, 8:55]
The chilling feeling of a Wi-Fi draft
Leader That's an abdication of responsibility towards the user, especially given the importance of proper standardisation in creating a mass market for wireless networking in the first place. One of the unique characteristics of wireless networking is...
[May 16, 2007, 17:30]
Belkin does deal with Airgo for Wi-Fi speed
News Peripherals maker Belkin will use Airgo Networks' wireless-networking technology in some of its consumer Wi-Fi products, as it looks to give customers what they want: more speed. A router and a client card from Belkin, equipped with wireless...
[August 9, 2004, 9:05]
N-triguing wireless results
Blog Wireless networking kit based on the draft 802.11n specification has been available for a while, and we've now performed some throughput tests on a range of products built around different chipsets. So if you must buy Draft-N gear, stick with one...
[November 20, 2006, 15:20]
HP ProCurve acquires Colubris
News HP ProCurve has made its first acquisition of a company, with the purchase of wireless-networking provider Colubris Networks for an undisclosed sum, HP announced on Monday. Colubris is a specialist in networking products and, especially, the...
[August 11, 2008, 17:00]
Rival Wi-Fi standard claims more speed
News A second group of companies has submitted a proposal for the next wireless networking standard -- this one aiming to quadruple data transfer speeds. Previous wireless standards have emerged only after a struggle between backers of rival formats.
[August 17, 2004, 15:50]
The future of wireless review
Reviews Take manufacturers of wireless networking gear, for example. Not to worry; a faster wireless standard that allows all compliant devices to communicate at the same speed may appear as early as mid-2005.
[March 10, 2004, 6:55]
