Airgo claims current 802.11n specs interfere with 802.11b/g
If there's anything
we hate more than format wars, it's
incompatible wireless standards, which is why chipset manufacturer Airgo's pronouncement that the current draft version
of next-gen WiFi standard 802.11n would likely "severely
degrade - or even disable - nearby 802.11b and 802.11g networks," has us understandably concerned. It would be bad
enough just to hear this news -- which was announced following the IEEE vote to move 11n "Draft 1.0" to the
the "letter ballot" phase -- from an interested party, but TomsNetworking and other reviewers have
independently noticed the problem when testing "pre-N" routers with Airgo chips from Netgear and Linksys.
Airgo has already convinced major players Cisco and Moto to form a taskgroup that will tele-conference bi-weekly in
order to address the issue, but we could see some resistance from other manufacturers like Atheros, Broadcom, and
Marvell, who don't want to have to back off claims that their upcoming "draft N" devices will be
firmware-upgradeable to the 11n standard as it is eventually ratified.[Via Digital Media Thoughts]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jonathan Keim @ Mar 14th 2006 9:53PM
This is really bad. Can you just imagine all the complaints, especially considering one of these "n" routers to span many more feet?
Leomar @ Mar 14th 2006 10:11PM
I have this router and I never really noticed, or maybe?
threEchelon @ Mar 14th 2006 10:14PM
You think they forgot to check?...
bliss @ Mar 14th 2006 10:19PM
well, hopefully the issues remain only under testing conditions..oy!
Michael Synowiec @ Mar 14th 2006 11:18PM
Did you actually expect a good technology to last more then two year before they start phasing it out with something better? come on.... we all know b/g had a good run.. time to roll out the n. bring in the $$$
wastern @ Mar 15th 2006 7:01AM
.11n is supposed to be compatible with .11b/g
we have one at my house here downstairs and i have an Airport Express (802.11g) in my room expanding out the network created by the 802.11n router.
they work flawlessly together
Dr. Jones @ Mar 15th 2006 9:35AM
wastern - the problem is with competing networks in close proximity.
Your Airport express is connecting onto your 11n network, so it will not have any problems. If one of your neighbours is running a seperate 11g network theres a very good chance that your 11n network will knock it off the air or cripple it's bandwidth - thats the issue here.
Read the review over at Toms Hardware for more details.
ryan @ Mar 15th 2006 9:55AM
balls.....
smerritt @ Mar 15th 2006 12:36PM
That would explain why after a year of no problems, I've had frequent drops. Even after trying different channels, switching from G to B, moving hardware, different router, different wifi cards, etc. I knew those neighbors were up to no good. ;)
Nick @ Mar 15th 2006 4:36PM
This is an early political FUD shot from a company that allegedly is behind the development curve on 802.11n technology. If you can't join 'em, FUD 'em. That'll gain you some attention.