"Pegleg" <Peg***@usnavyret.mil> wrote in message
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> Do 801.11g routers with "speed booster" make any difference or does the
> connecting laptop have to have a compatible "speed booster" card
> installed?
>
> I was told that speed booster routers are a waste of money unless the
> laptop has a compliant card installed.
>

"Pegleg" <Peg***@usnavyret.mil> wrote in message
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> Do 801.11g routers with "speed booster" make any difference or does the
> connecting laptop have to have a compatible "speed booster" card
> installed?
>
> I was told that speed booster routers are a waste of money unless the
> laptop has a compliant card installed.

>Hi
>Many manufacturers of 802.11g Devices add none standard "Speed" capacity to
>some of their Wireless lines.
>All of them are compatible with any regular 802.11g hardware. However, to
>take advantage of the Extra Speed you have to buy the specific matching card
>from the same manufacturer.
>Linksys call it Speed Booster.
>D-Link calls it AirPlus Extreme G
>Buffalo call it 125.
>Netgear and few others have similar concoctions.
>While regular 802.11g yields under best condition 18-24Mb/sec.
>These Speed enhancers yield under similar condition 28-42Mb/sec.
>Frame of reference for functional Network "Speeds" ,
>http://www.ezlan.net/net_speed.html
>Jack (MVP-Networking).