The router (Netgear N600, model WNDR3400) was $79.99 at Staples, definitely not a cheap router in my opinion.
I stand corrected, the 2.4 GHz network is indeed b/g/n with the 5 GHz being a/n. -----Original Message----- From: Bill Bogstad <bogs...@pobox.com> To: edwa...@linuxmail.org Cc: discuss@blu.org Sent: Fri, Feb 18, 2011 7:06 pm Subject: Re: New Router Suggestions On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 6:11 PM, <edwa...@linuxmail.org> wrote: > The Netgear router I bought last week, is dual-band, A/B/G has one network, N has the other. Either or both can be up at any given time, or both can be turned off - if no wireless devices are being used. Are you sure it's not: b/g/n AND a/n The N standard can actually be done on both 2.4 and 5 Ghz, but most cheap devices only do it on 2.4 Ghz. B & G are 2.4 Ghz only standards while A is a 5 Ghz only standard. That's why you end up with lots of cheap B/G/N devices. They can use the same RF circuits to support three wireless standards. If you are going to support 5 Ghz for N they usually go ahead and add support for A while they are at it. Bill Bogstad _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss