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Originally Posted by Shaggy
It sounds like the solution is to get a G router. Obviously the N router is doing "something" different when it runs in G mode versus a real G router.
IMO, I don't understand why people want to buy N routers anyway since the standard hasn't even been finalized. You're just begging to be obsoleted if they tweak the standard before it's released and make the current version incompatible.
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I'm not sure I see how you'd become obsolete, unless you then went out and replaced all your existing devices with ones that conformed to the final standard. They're not going to zap us all with some kind of "final version" ray that'll stop our devices connecting overnight!! And anyway, I'll be surprised if firmware updates aren't released to bring any draft ones onto line if necessary.
People want N for range and speed. Now I have an N router, my Apple TV gets a stronger, more reliable and much faster connection than it did before, with no detriment to any of my G devices (I count 7 of them), except for the iLiad (the 8th). I'm guessing that if they do tweak the standard before rattifying it, all of the above will still be true until I change the router or get a new N device (a new G device will be fine).
From the wifi alliance web site. Emphasis is mine:
"Because the industry has been very eager to bring advanced Wi-Fi technology to market, there are numerous "pre-n" products currently available. However, consumers should be aware that only Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 802.11n draft 2.0 products have been tested for interoperability, standards-based security protections,
and backward compatibility with 802.11a, b, and g networks.".
My D-Link is wifi certified, and I think the Belkin was too. I don't remember seeing a certificate with my iLiad, confirming compliance with the G standard, but I could be wrong.
Mark