802.11g or 54g

[dmoney]

I have a laptop witha 54g card in it. Would it be worth my money to get a "G" router for my wireless connection, or would the 802.11b routers work? Or what's the difference.

 

[Heisenberg]

The difference is speed. 'b' maxes out at 11 mbps while 'g's' max is 54 mpbs (although the practical max is lower). Keep in mind that 11 mbps is well above broadband speed so it won't limit your internet speed. If you have the need for the extra bandwidth between LAN machines (such as transferring lots of data back and forth) then get the 'g'. If not, you can save some money with a 'b' router.

 

[dmoney]

SO its really not helpful unless I have another computer to share with who has g also. Seems like it wouldnt help very much.

Also, is the correct term 802.11g or 54g? Ive heard both

 

[Heisenberg]

You'd either need another machine with g or a machine with a standard 100 mbps wired ethernet connection hooked to the router to take advantage of the higher speed. I've always heard it as 802.11g. Doesn't mean 54g isn't also right; I've just never heard that term before.

 

[dmoney]

Thanks for the info, Its ok that you dont know about 54g, its a pretty new term. I only heard it from a guy i met on here actually.
His name is skypilot. what a great guy.

 

[JackMDS]

On Wireless:

802.11b vs. 802.11g.

For Internet surfing it does mot matter since Internet broadband connection is slower than 802.11b

For traffic across Internal LAN, 802.11g is significantly faster.

General Wireless info.

802.11b = 11Mb/sec. Network "Speed" (Carrier transmission 2.4GHz)
802.11g = 54Mb/sec. Network "Speed" (Carrier transmission 2.4GHz)

Wireless Ethernet needs additional protocol over head for the transfer. In addition, it is not as stable as Wired so it needs extra processing procedures.

As a result the 11Mb/sec. of the Network chipset is translated to a much lower actual performance. Usually 4-6Mb/sec.

Few 802.11b hardware units are also capable to work at 22Mb/sec.(usually referred to as b+) it is nice if it works, in real term will yield 20%-40% more than 11Mb/sec. systems.

The 802.11g line that is rated 54Mb/sec. in the real world it yields 18-22Mb/sec.

The differences between the first set of graphs to the second represent the performance differences between 802.11b to 802.11g

Link: 802.11a/b/g SOHO Routers & Access Points: Performance

In comparison a Normal 100Mb/sec. Wired connection (using Windows software tools) would yield 60-80Mb/sec.