Posted 06/24/08 at 06:04:07 PM by Mark Edward Soper

D-Link's new DIR-628 offers support for 802.11n 5GHz as well as 2.4GHz support with a street price of around $100. 5GHz support enables 802.11n networks to escape the channel congestion inherent in 2.4GHz networks (where only three of the 11 channels theoretically available do not overlap) and achieve faster throughput through the use of double-width (40MHz) channels.  Find out what's included, as well as what features hit the cutting room floor to help the DIR-628 make its price point.

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Posted 07/09/07 at 05:08:28 PM by

Mark Soper

Co-author of Upgrading and Repairing Networks, 5th Edition

A final 802.11n standard is still a year or more away, but the Wi-Fi Alliance has decided to start testing anyway

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