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Wireless Home Networking Simplified
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Wireless Home Networking Simplified

by Jim Doherty, Neil Anderson
December 2006
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
384 pages
10h 39m
English
Cisco Press
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Recommendations

Based on the information in Table 3-2, here are our bottom-line recommendations:

• If you just want Internet access, are on a tight budget, or do not anticipate a large amount of internal traffic (from a wireless juke box, for example), either the B or G standard is a good choice. Choose B only if you already have B-only NICs for most of your computers.

• B equipment may be hard to find for sale in retail locations because it has been mainly replaced by G equipment in the market, so if you can’t find B, go with G.

• If you plan on using hotspots or getting on other people’s networks, G offers the best bet for compatibility and speed.

• If you anticipate a large amount of internal traffic, plan on setting up a wireless gaming system, ...

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