Just say no to Draft N

Glenn Fleishman says Don’t Buy Draft N:

I am going to make myself extremely unpopular this morning by suggesting that no one buy so-called Draft N Wi-Fi gear that is pouring into the market.

I have to agree. Computer networks are complex enough without adding the complication of a whole generation of equipment that sort of adheres to a standard. If you’re in the market for wireless networking gear, read Glenn’s piece first.

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  3. Damn, Dwight had a good headline idea. I should have titled it, “Never Buy Draft 1.0,” which is the current Task Group draft version number! Next time.

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  5. Belkin Wireless N Notebook Adapter (N1) is listed as being MAC compatible. IT IS NOT.

    MAC OSX 10.4 – no drivers for MAC and they have told me by phone – no drivers planned
    300Mbs – numerous internet sources say 54Mbs MAX currently till next year after the new standard is ratified (2008). Then there is no guarantee the router will even work with the cards they are saying. So this device is not much better a deal than the pre-N they sold. In Fact with the Pre-N router and cards you could at least get 100Mbs speeds. This one will NOT do that (according to the internet) unless you switch off Mixed mode (allow only N cards) BUT the router itself does not allow this option anyway. Either you turn on mixed mode to allow G cards too or you switch off wireless and use it only as a router. The web interface has just those two options

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