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I'm setting up a wireless network in a two story brick house.
Speed is not a major concern as the network will be used mainly for sharing
a dsl internet connection and not file sharing between the 4 computers.
Would wireless "b" or "g" be the best option for maximizing distance and
penetration through brick walls?

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G is waaaaay father then B. Belkin one goes up to 1800 feet where as B is
like 300 maybe?


"John" <me@mine.com> wrote in message news:4078ebcd$1@quokka.wn.com.au...
> I'm setting up a wireless network in a two story brick house.
> Speed is not a major concern as the network will be used mainly for
sharing
> a dsl internet connection and not file sharing between the 4 computers.
> Would wireless "b" or "g" be the best option for maximizing distance and
> penetration through brick walls?
>
>
>

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On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 14:56:06 +0800, "John" <me@mine.com> wrote:

>I'm setting up a wireless network in a two story brick house.
>Speed is not a major concern as the network will be used mainly for sharing
>a dsl internet connection and not file sharing between the 4 computers.
>Would wireless "b" or "g" be the best option for maximizing distance and
>penetration through brick walls?

John,

You get a better combination of speed and distance from 802.11g equipment. The
key word is combination - the speed of 'g' still decreases as distance increases
(and signal quality decreases). But overall speed will be better for the same
distance, compared to 'b'.

Cheers,
Chuck
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