Troubleshooting
Wireless Comparison Chart
Wireless Networks | 802.11b | 802.11g | 802.11a+g | Belkin | |
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Speed | 11Mbps | 54Mbps | 108Mbps | 108Mbps | |
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| Common | Common | 5GHz band | Common | |
| which is not | household | |||
| household | household | |||
| susceptible | devices such | |||
Frequency | devices such as | devices such as | |||
cordless phones | cordless phones | such as | ovens may | ||
| to common | as cordless | |||
| and microwave | and microwave | household | phones and | |
| ovens may | ovens may | devices | microwave | |
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| interfere with the | interfere with | microwaves | interfere with | |
| unlicensed band | the unlicensed | |||
| and cordless | the unlicensed | |||
| 2.4GHz | band 2.4GHz | |||
| phones that | band 2.4GHz | |||
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| Compatible | Compatible | with 802.11b, | with 802.11a, | |
| with 802.11g | with 802.11b | 802.11g, or | 802.11b, or | |
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| 802.11a | 802.11g | |
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Coverage | Depends on | Depends on | Less |
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interference | interference— | ||||
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| - typically | typically | in 802.11a | coverage of | |
| - typically | standard | |||
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| indoors | Indoors | indoors |
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| Expected | Popular | Expected | |
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Mature – | to continue | to continue | |||
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| widely adopted | to grow in | business | to grow in | |
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