(Editor's note: This popular feature article, which was first published May 2007, is being republished in response to its great popularity and the likelihood that the 802.11n spec will be ratified in ...

Yeah, we think you should make the switch. Let's come right out with it -- you should be running a dual-band 2.4 and 5GHz WiFi network. Why? Because the 2.4GHz spectrum is cluttered with everything ...

Digi has unveiled a new range of XBee modules that now support 802.11n Wi-Fi, allowing Arduino developers to easily add 802.11n Wi-Fi support to their creations with the addition of the new modules ...

On numerous occasions, and in our wireless troubleshooting tutorial, we've noted that turning off wireless security (encryption) or switching security protocols (from WPA2 to WEP or vice versa, etc.) ...

Draft 2.0 of the 802.11n spec has been approved by the 802.11 Working Group, moving the increasingly popular wireless networking technology a step closer to its final form. 83.4 percent of the votes ...

Backward compatibility with the legacy devices (IEEE 802.11b/g) The typical 802.11n network consists of legacy 802.11b/g enabled systems and new 802.11n enabled MIMO-OFDM systems. The channel access ...

Wi-Fi's biggest advantage is that it provides mobility and coverage. But early versions of Wi-Fi did not achieve data rates on par with the wireline network. Recent advancements in wireless research ...