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Originally Posted by LooeyB
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Originally Posted by John Doe
Sorry, what i meant is that if you want one of their 108mbps wireless access points it (almost) has to be the router because they dont do a 108mbps access point as a stand alone bit of hardware
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Rason for the
almost in brackets was bacause:
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Originally Posted by John Doe
(snip)You can get one aimed at the business market but its £150. (snip)
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They dont promote a 108mbps access point (not a router) targeted at the 'Home' environment. I dont see one
here.
I know they do do a sole 108mbps access point by definition. Its the business product i mentioned earlier for ~£150.
I accept what Aragorn has said, I do not wish to use this in a business environment i want to use it in a home environment bacause all of the wireless adapters in the house support 108mbps. Therefore, I dont need the stability durability and security of a
business product. Business users have greater technology demands therefore the products are more expensive and not value for money to the home user.
I can control the network adapters accessing the network thus maintaining 'Turbo' mode.
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Originally Posted by Aragorn
1. IIRC 802.11g works at the speed of the slowest broadcaster in range. In the home you can usually guarantee that you control all the wireless cards and can make sure they are all Netgear 108Mbps cards. In an office, it only needs one person with a built-in 802.11b adapter on their laptop/PDA and everyone drops back to 11Mbps - could even be the 'war-chalker' outside!
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The demand for wireless suggests that the people who use it are not at a fixed location, its unlikely that everyone in the office will have 108mbps adapters. My point is that an office AP supporting 108 is less likely to spend time in 'Turbo' than a AP in the home where all clients use 108 compatible NICs.
I dont want to drag this out any further but back to my orignal question...
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Netgear 108 Mbps Wireless
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Does anyone know why they (Netgear) are only producing
routers supporting 108 Mbps for the
home market?
Is it bacause home users only use wireless LAN to access the internet via a router and dont need the bandwith?
^ If so why do they produce 180mbps routers?
Is it because home users build ad-hoc 802.11g Turbo and somehow dont need a access point?
Is it because the sale price or cost of manufacture of a 108mbps access point whould equate to the same as the current business product and therefore there is no need to manufacture an equilivent home product?
Is it because home users use 1 machine in the house as an 108mbps AP?
I just dont understand why this product isnt available and wondered why, I have a demand for it (i have a standalone wired internet router) and want to speed up the wireless network but i would have to buy a wireless router for ~£90. I dont need another router, i just want the wireless.
Really sorry for moaning on and on but im confused :S
(Oh, and if they do and im somehow mistaken can you give me the link to the product please LooeyB, Thanks
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