Some speed bumps in the wireless fast lane

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06/07/05

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Today's focus:

Some speed bumps in the wireless fast lane

By Peter Hebenstreit

If gaming and multimedia applications have home users balking at
bandwidth congestion on their 802.11g networks, the fast lane
glow of 802.11a beckons.

Netgear's WGU624 (Double 108Mbps Wireless Firewall Router) is a
dual-band 802.11a/g wireless router that's a major step up from
single-frequency gear. By taking advantage of the 802.11a
network, you can opt to connect devices over the less-congested
frequency. The "double 108" pitch involves using two separate
devices and networks to connect to the same access point. But
don't think you'll get 216M bit/sec of speed - you'll only get
"108" performance on two distinct networks.

The 108M bit/sec speed router uses proprietary technology to
improve performance. The data rate appears to be the result of
data compression, packet bursting and large frame support,
rather than an actual speed increase. By utilizing larger packet
sizes, more data is stuffed into each packet; compressing these
larger packets provides a higher throughput rate on the network.

We were frustrated with several configuration settings, and
interoperability with non-Netgear devices was so poor we can't
recommend this for non-Netgear households. In order to utilize
security settings, all connecting devices must be Netgear
devices, and are controlled through the Netgear Smart Wizard.

For more on Netgear's WGU624 please go to:
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlprodrev2411>

RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS

Comparison of 802.11a and 802.11b wireless standards
Linksys
http://www.networkworld.com/details/6231.html?rl

Is 11a in your future?
Network World, 08/02/04
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/wireless/005836.html?rl

Making sense of wireless LAN upgrade options
03/15/04
http://www.networkworld.com/nlprodrev2412

802.11a WLANs winning converts
08/02/04
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2004/08020411a.html?rl
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Hebenstreit can be reached at
mailto:peter_hebenstreit@nww.com
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meets reliability and interoperability requirements in
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introduction of the HP StorageWorks Extended Tape Library
Architecture defines the next generation of tape libraries in
enterprise SAN environments. Download the white paper now!
http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=106204
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