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To: D. K. G. who wrote (12332)1/5/2003 8:44:55 PM
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Relief For Home Networking Headaches
By Mark Glaser
Wireless home networks were supposed to make life easier for you, and for your home-based telecommuters. In many cases, though, wireless networks are sabotaged by setup hassles and poor connections. Every time someone in the neighborhood turns on a microwave or uses a cordless phone, it can disrupt the signal on a 802.11b network.

And now that many of us found newly affordable wireless networking equipment under the tree, the problem is bigger than ever.

Luckily, help is on the way. The FCC is looking into opening up more airwaves—including some wavelengths in the broadcast spectrum—so that wireless home networks will function with less interference. Congress will consider a bill (from a Republican and a Democrat) that would force the FCC to do this. Obviously, constituents—and harried IT admins forced into impromptu tech-support roles for friends and neighbors as well as corporate employees—are fed up.

Better yet, technology improvements promise to give wireless home networks better range and speed. Linksys' Wireless-G line works with the yet-to-be-approved 802.11g standard, with speeds of up to 54 Mbit/s. The line is backward-compatible with older 802.11b gear, and doesn't cost much more. Plus, technology is on the way to extend Wi-Fi’s range from 300 feet to 1.2 miles.

The days of telecommuters bugging IT for help with their wireless nets might be numbered. We can only hope.

techweb.com
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