Looking for some wireless advice

[dch]

I'm moving to a new apartment and the way it's laid out (cable outlets in the living room and bedroom, but not at the built in desk) has got me thinking that moving to something wireless would be a good idea. (I've been tempted for quite a while and this is a good excuse. :D )

Anyways, I saw in this thread (http://forums.practicallynetworked.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5058) a recommendation to go with an "a/g" router, etc. So, I went to my local Best Buy and CompUSA (haven't checked out Fry's yet) to see what they cost. Best Buy had the router on sale for ~$80, but not the corresponding NICs. CompUSA had the NICs, but they are about twice as expensive as the "g" ones.

I plan to run a desktop machine and a laptop (both running Win2K) and maybe at some point down the line I'd add another desktop or laptop. There will be walls to deal with, although perhaps, one machine might be in the same room with the router.

So, it looks to me that the extra expense of the "a/g" NICs isn't waranted. Am I missing something?

[Greenstead]

In an apartment I would certainly recommend choosing 802.11a to avoid other local wireless networks. Therefore an a/g router is the way to go.

I choose 3com but all the major vendors do them. The important thing is to keep all the elements from the same vendor.

[JackMDS]

As far as the USA market goes.

802.11a is not mass marketable so any thing involving it is much more expensive.

It is a good solution but it all comes down to a price. Last week Netgear 802.11g Router and PCMCIA card was sold on president day for $9.99 each. If there is inferences you could get a second 802.11g Router and use it as an Access point to get stronger coverage and you still be far ahead money wise.

This week? I do not know, search and see you might find a similar deal.

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