range with wireless n

I'm toying with the idea of getting a wireless-n router, for a couple
of reasons. 1. My Linksys wrt54gs intermittently drops my wired
computers from the LAN, and 2. I'm wondering if the range of an "n"
router would be better. (I'm considering the 300N from Linksys.)
My question: must you have an "n" device to get the better range and
signal from an n router, or will all of my g devices benefit?
Thanks,
Mark

On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:07:36 -0800 (PST), Mark Rathgeber
<alvamark@gmail.com> wrote in
<2f83d240-790f-4655-a85b-51456954fd9c@n20g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>:

>I'm toying with the idea of getting a wireless-n router, for a couple
>of reasons. 1. My Linksys wrt54gs intermittently drops my wired
>computers from the LAN,

Probably cause is interference, which might continue to be a problem.

>and 2. I'm wondering if the range of an "n"
>router would be better. (I'm considering the 300N from Linksys.)

Probably.

>My question: must you have an "n" device to get the better range and
>signal from an n router, or will all of my g devices benefit?

Only _compatible_ per-N devices will benefit.

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