Haven't been following this thread closely, but thought this $59 dual band 802.11n dual band router might perhaps be of interest.... http://www.open-mesh.com/index.php/enterprise-mesh/mr500-mesh-router.html I think that's pretty much the same hardware as this: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/31142-new-to-the-charts-engenius-esr7750-300mbps-dual-band-wireless-n-router but with a beta version of mesh software on it. - Stephen
On Sat, 19 Feb 2011, edwa...@linuxmail.org wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
