Re: Recommendations for USB Network Adapter

Thanks John. Good point about Win 7. I have a 64-bit version on the shelf at home that is slated for installation on the laptop. You also confirmed something I thought to be true but wasn't sure of. That is that n adapters will fall back to b or g. I didn't want go be limited to only one standard.

Rick

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From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Jones
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 8:57 AM
To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
Subject: Re: [PCTECH] Recommendations for USB Network Adapter

Get a g or n-capable adapter. b is in decline. g also can fall back & support b. n falls back to g and b. n is your best bet as long as the price premium isn't bad.

n can also potentially work over a longer range than g.

As to brand .. I've no preference. The last time I bought one I picked up an AirLink n USB adapter for $18 at Fry's. It worked fine while I needed it and is sitting in my spare parts bin in case I need it again.

You might look to see which adapters have support for Windows 7 in 64-bit mode; those would be the companies that are paying attention to the industry and keeping their products relevant. Regardless of whether or not you're running Win7 today, you probably want an adapter that you can use tomorrow.

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