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They all use 802.11.
The difference is that some have 802.11 a, 802.11 b, 802.11 g or 802.11a/b or 802.11 a/b/g.
802.11b and 802.11g standards use the 2.4 GHz (gigahertz) band, operating (in the United States) under Part 15 of the FCC Rules and Regulations. Because of this choice of frequency band, 802.11b and 802.11g equipment will suffer interference from microwave ovens, cordless telephones, Bluetooth devices, baby and security monitors, amateur radio and other appliances using this same band. The 802.11a standard uses a different 5 GHz band, which is clean by comparison. 802.11a devices are not affected by products operating on the 2.4 GHz band.
802.11a is best at home but not all public access point transmits in 802.11a.
They all use 802.11.
The difference is that some have 802.11 a, 802.11 b, 802.11 g or 802.11a/b or 802.11 a/b/g.
802.11b and 802.11g standards use the 2.4 GHz (gigahertz) band, operating (in the United States) under Part 15 of the FCC Rules and Regulations. Because of this choice of frequency band, 802.11b and 802.11g equipment will suffer interference from microwave ovens, cordless telephones, Bluetooth devices, baby and security monitors, amateur radio and other appliances using this same band. The 802.11a standard uses a different 5 GHz band, which is clean by comparison. 802.11a devices are not affected by products operating on the 2.4 GHz band.
802.11a is best at home but not all public access point transmits in 802.11a.
What do this numbers for wireless routers mean?
Kronotric5
802.11g
802.11g+
802.11b
802.11a
Are they supposed to be better than the next if so which is the best
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IEEE 802.11 is a set of standards for local wireless communication which has evolved through several revisions, including the numbers you list. I don't know what g+ is, and guess it to be a manufacturer's proprietary 'enhancement' to the g standard.
802.11a used the 5GHz band which is a relatively uncrowded spectrum, so preventing interference from other devices (microwaves, phones, baby monitors, etc) but suffered from a lower effective signal range. Subsequent 802.11 revisions use the more crowded and therefore potentially more interference prone 2.4GHz band, however overall performance saw 802.11b adopted as a standard which has since been refined and speed-boosted through g and (almost) n revisions.
Average routers currently sold offer the g standard (54mbps) and allow backwards compatibility with b with mixed mode networks if required. Spend more on n for the extra speed and range if your equipment can use it, and bear in mind this standard is not finalised.
See a complete and long reference at Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/802.11
IEEE 802.11 is a set of standards for local wireless communication which has evolved through several revisions, including the numbers you list. I don't know what g+ is, and guess it to be a manufacturer's proprietary 'enhancement' to the g standard.
802.11a used the 5GHz band which is a relatively uncrowded spectrum, so preventing interference from other devices (microwaves, phones, baby monitors, etc) but suffered from a lower effective signal range. Subsequent 802.11 revisions use the more crowded and therefore potentially more interference prone 2.4GHz band, however overall performance saw 802.11b adopted as a standard which has since been refined and speed-boosted through g and (almost) n revisions.
Average routers currently sold offer the g standard (54mbps) and allow backwards compatibility with b with mixed mode networks if required. Spend more on n for the extra speed and range if your equipment can use it, and bear in mind this standard is not finalised.
See a complete and long reference at Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/802.11
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