New Wireless-N

The manager of the resort came by today and handed me the new technology IEEE 802.11n wireless card. You might be familiar with the Wireless-B or Wireless-G technology but the Wireless-N is new. In fact it says on the box Draft, which tells me it is so new, that is probably isn’t a standard yet. Anyway the reason she gave it to me is because she just installed a Wireless-N router in the office and wanted me to see if it will reach to our lot. It not only reaches, where my Wireless-B did not, but also it is 3 times faster than the Wireless-G router they have along side the new one in the office. The signal strength is weak, about 15%, but it hangs in there and is FAST. I am getting about 1755 kb/s download and 487 kb/s upload. This might not mean anything to you but it is fast. My old card picked up one wireless networks in range from my motorhome and this one picks up 10. Linksys says it is has a Rangemark of 4X and a Speedmark of 12X. Perhaps if I was closer to the router and had a 100% signal instead of the 15% I would get the 12X speed. If you are thinking of buying a new wireless card or upgrading your existing one I would recommend the new Wireless-N technology. It is downward compatible which mean it will also connect to the old technology. The card I am using is the Linksys WUSB300N. Oh by the way, the card she gave me is on loan. I will be buying one when the time comes.