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    Wireless G to Wireless N

    My dad just bought a Wireless N router to upgrade our Wireless G. It was slow at first, but it seems to be going faster. I still have my Wireless G USB Adapter for my computer.

    My question, would it be considerably faster if i got a PCI Wireless N Adapter?
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    Re: Wireless G to Wireless N

    Yes... With an N card, you could get upto 300Mps connection (although your computer has to sit right in front of the router). That's 3x faster than the standard 100Mps wired connection.
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    Re: Wireless G to Wireless N

    but 1/3 as fast as gigabit ethernet.

    Also keep in mind that while wireless-n isn't as bad as a g-router is about this, but the slowest connection slows the entire router down. An "n" router switches back and forth between N and G, whereas a G router if switched into "b" mode stays there.

    Make sure if you buy the n card, you get one from the same brand. There are tons of incompatibilites with wireless n. I have a USB adapter and it doesn't work with power management unless i plug it into a slow port. Standby mode breaks the internet.
    Also make sure the version of "N" he has matches your version of "N". There are a couple of flavors thanks to the standard still being worked on. My adapter is supposedly flashable to the new standard but i have yet to see any programs available on dlink's website for it.
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    Re: Wireless G to Wireless N

    ok so i got my new Adapter, and the speed it a bit faster. It is staying connected unlike before when i was using my G Adapter with N Router.
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