In general, 802.11n products will not increase your wireless LAN range, no matter what the companies trying to sell you their wares say. They can, however, provide higher speeds at a given distance, as long as signal strength is relatively strong.
N will produce its top speeds > 50 Mbps only under very strong signal conditions. Once you get a room or so away, speeds will drop quickly, but still be in the 30 Mbps or so range.
Under weak / fringe signal conditions, N routers drop back to very low data rates and throughput, similar to those provided by 802.11b/g products.
N will produce its top speeds > 50 Mbps only under very strong signal conditions. Once you get a room or so away, speeds will drop quickly, but still be in the 30 Mbps or so range.
Under weak / fringe signal conditions, N routers drop back to very low data rates and throughput, similar to those provided by 802.11b/g products.
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