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    65,000 Time Warner Customers Exposed To Remote Hacks

    Time Capsule and Airport Extreme Grow New Antennas to Get Faster and Stronger

    Now Available

    Which Flavor of Wi-Fi Do You Use?

    Sadly This Is Not the PS3 Slim

    In the Future, Metroids Will Provide Our Internet

    Fonera 2 Router Upgraded With 802.11n, Support for YouTube, Flickr, Facebook, Others

    Fonera, the Communalist Wi-Fi Club, Revamps Routers With NAS, BitTorrent and 3G Support

    Airport, Time Capsule Get Dual-Band Wi-Fi, 'Guest Networking'

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    Image of danger the pirate danger the pirate
    10/20/09

    In reply to 65,000 Time Warner Customers Exposed To Remote Hacks
    one of many reasons why i have a router behind my time-warner modem. #timewarnerexposedrouters
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    Image of AndPreciousLittleofThat AndPreciousLittleofThat
    10/20/09

    In reply to Time Capsule and Airport Extreme Grow New Antennas to Get Faster and Stronger
    All well and good, but not what I needed to know. Does it use direct or indirect cooking methods? #timecapsule
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    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    10/20/09

    In reply to Time Capsule and Airport Extreme Grow New Antennas to Get Faster and Stronger
    I did see that they now say the time capsule has a server grade hard drive in it. #timecapsule
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    Image of DennyCraneDennyCraneDennyCrane DennyCraneDennyCraneDennyCrane
    10/20/09

    @KTK1990: What I want to know is what that little phrase is supposed to MEAN?

    Is is a 15k SAS drive, about the bare minimum I'd consider "Server class"? Is it marketing-speak for "fast", maybe a 10k SATA? Does it just mean that the new drives won't drop dead after a year and a half, like the old ones? Are they just charging more for it to put it in the same 'class' as a server drive?

    WHAT DOES 'SERVER CLASS' MEAN!? #timecapsule
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    10/20/09

    @DennyCraneDennyCraneDennyCrane: In this case I would think it's in reference to its lifespan (hours).

    When you see lifespan outside of servers they are assuming that the drives will not be running 24/7/365.
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    Edited by UnderLoK at 10/20/09 2:57 PM UnderLoK was starred UnderLoK was unstarred
    Image of macpatrik macpatrik
    09/23/09

    In reply to Which Flavor of Wi-Fi Do You Use?
    I'm using dual band through Airport Express and the 2wire router that AT&T u-verse uses. So both g and n and it works out wonderfully.
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    Image of Eavangel Eavangel
    09/23/09

    @macpatrick: I do the same. Wireless N 5.0ghz off the airport extreme and then wireless G from my bros old netgear. The G is for people who connect with cellphones, and the N for laptops =] Everything else is wired gigabit (Desktops, PS3)
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    09/22/09

    In reply to Which Flavor of Wi-Fi Do You Use?
    I was waiting for the final spec to be ratified.

    I'll stick to G until either prices come way down or my router dies. I just can't justify the expense, the WAN connection wouldn't saturate 802.11b, let alone G (I live out in the sticks), so the only reason to upgrade to N would be more on-site bandwidth... and if I need that I can run some gigabit copper for a lot less.
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    09/22/09

    In reply to Which Flavor of Wi-Fi Do You Use?
    *whatever my neighbor users. :)
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    Image of Fabricamity Fabricamity
    09/22/09

    @Identity less than three: +1
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    Image of Imagism Imagism
    09/22/09

    In reply to Which Flavor of Wi-Fi Do You Use?
    Excuse me, exactly what kind of an environment would even use A band anymore?
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    09/22/09

    @Imagism: Corporations who sunk massive amounts of money into a 802.11a wireless infrastructure and due to corporate bureaucracy / pettiness / departmental infighting refuse to upgrade until they've "gotten their moneys worth".
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    Image of DrRiAdGeOrN DrRiAdGeOrN
    09/22/09

    In reply to Which Flavor of Wi-Fi Do You Use?
    There is a reason I have a rack in the house, Gig to every room. I'm staying with G till I need a new AP for the bedroom and only then it will be a gig switch/router.
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    09/22/09

    @DrRiAdGeOrN: I'm running G, but I just wired the house for more consistent coverage.
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    09/22/09

    In reply to Which Flavor of Wi-Fi Do You Use?
    Technically I use them all, but at home 3 are N 2 are G.
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    Image of EBone EBone
    09/22/09

    In reply to Which Flavor of Wi-Fi Do You Use?
    Airport Extreme with N. My MBA can receive N, all other computers in house use G.
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    Image of skywalker24 skywalker24
    09/22/09

    @EBone: I thought if you have anything G in your network, the whole network gets downgraded to G. Is that not right?
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    Image of EBone EBone
    09/23/09

    @skywalker24: Only when the G computers are running.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    09/22/09

    In reply to Which Flavor of Wi-Fi Do You Use?
    I've got a dual-band N router, but I haven't really felt the need to upgrade any of my laptops (which all presently have G internal cards already)...

    I rarely need to transfer large files wirelessly, so meh, G is fine for now.
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    Image of STFU_FPU! STFU_FPU!
    09/22/09

    In reply to Which Flavor of Wi-Fi Do You Use?
    what happened to C,D,E,F,H,I,J,K,L, and M?
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    Image of Barry99705 Barry99705
    09/22/09

    @iPhone Home Now!: Within the IEEE 802.11 Working Group,[14] the following IEEE Standards Association Standard and Amendments exist:

    * IEEE 802.11 - The WLAN standard was original 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz RF and infrared [IR] standard (1997), all the others listed below are Amendments to this standard, except for Recommended Practices 802.11F and 802.11T.
    * IEEE 802.11a - 54 Mbit/s, 5 GHz standard (1999, shipping products in 2001)
    * IEEE 802.11b - Enhancements to 802.11 to support 5.5 and 11 Mbit/s (1999)
    * IEEE 802.11c — Bridge operation procedures; included in the IEEE 802.1D standard (2001)
    * IEEE 802.11d - International (country-to-country) roaming extensions (2001)
    * IEEE 802.11e - Enhancements: QoS, including packet bursting (2005)
    * IEEE 802.11F - Inter-Access Point Protocol (2003) Withdrawn February 2006
    * IEEE 802.11g - 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz standard (backwards compatible with b) (2003)
    * IEEE 802.11h - Spectrum Managed 802.11a (5 GHz) for European compatibility (2004)
    * IEEE 802.11i - Enhanced security (2004)
    * IEEE 802.11j - Extensions for Japan (2004)
    * IEEE 802.11-2007 - A new release of the standard that includes amendments a, b, d, e, g, h, i & j. (July 2007)
    * IEEE 802.11k - Radio resource measurement enhancements (2008)
    * IEEE 802.11n - Higher throughput improvements using MIMO (multiple input, multiple output antennas) (September 2009)
    * IEEE 802.11p - WAVE — Wireless Access for the Vehicular Environment (such as ambulances and passenger cars) (working — June 2010)
    * IEEE 802.11r - Fast roaming Working "Task Group r" - (2008)
    * IEEE 802.11s - Mesh Networking, Extended Service Set (ESS) (working — September 2010)
    * IEEE 802.11T — Wireless Performance Prediction (WPP) - test methods and metrics Recommendation cancelled
    * IEEE 802.11u - Interworking with non-802 networks (for example, cellular) (working — September 2010)
    * IEEE 802.11v - Wireless network management (working — June 2010)
    * IEEE 802.11w - Protected Management Frames (September 2009)
    * IEEE 802.11y - 3650-3700 MHz Operation in the U.S. (2008)
    * IEEE 802.11z - Extensions to Direct Link Setup (DLS) (August 2007 - December 2011)
    * IEEE 802.11aa - Robust streaming of Audio Video Transport Streams (March 2008 - June 2011)
    * IEEE 802.11mb — Maintenance of the standard. Expected to become 802.11-2011. (ongoing)
    * IEEE 802.11ac - Very High Throughput <6GHz (September 2008 - December 2012)
    * IEEE 802.11ad - Extremely High Throughput 60GHz (December 2008 - December 2012)
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    Image of Sir Gibler Sir Gibler
    09/22/09

    In reply to Which Flavor of Wi-Fi Do You Use?
    Those 8 of you who voted 802.11a can go read Engadget. Oh and there should be a poll for "why do you use a standard other than 802.11n" and I just about guarantee you'll see 100% for "I have at least 1 gadget that isn't compatible."
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    09/22/09

    @Sir Gibler: I don't have one device that is compatible....
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    09/22/09

    In reply to Which Flavor of Wi-Fi Do You Use?
    I use 802.3ab
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    Image of Barry99705 Barry99705
    09/22/09

    @ripfire: That's the fastest way to go. Waaay more secure as well.
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    Edited by Barry99705 at 09/22/09 5:47 PM Barry99705 was starred Barry99705 was unstarred
    Image of ThisCharmingMan ThisCharmingMan
    09/22/09

    In reply to Which Flavor of Wi-Fi Do You Use?
    I'm terrified to buy a new router because it's such a serious pain in the ass to install. When will these things become user friendly?
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    09/22/09

    @ThisCharmingMan: I don't think the router is the problem.
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