Question about laptop wireless networking

[Arcum2]

Hi, I need to get a router for next year and I was thinking of the linksys wireless router. I know 802.11g is faster than 'b', but I'm not sure if my laptop supports 'g'.

It is an IBM R40 model, a year old or so. I know it supports 'b', but I'm not sure about 'g'. How can I find out if it supports 'g'? I don't want to buy a 'g' router and then discover my laptop wont connect to it.

Thanks

 

[Fiveohhh]

The router should be backwards compatble anyway so you can still connect to an 802.11g router if you have a 802.11b card.


looks like it is 802.11b
http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:Ey0-saUE1_0J:www.esbuy.com/ibmr40thinkpad.html+IBM+R40+wireless&hl=en

 

[dc5]

almost all routers are backward compatible like fiveohhh said. get the G because it is newer and faster technology while B is starting to fade away. your laptop is B but you can add a wireless G card.

 

[Arcum2]

Ok, thanks guys.
g it is.