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Linksys Wireless-G Network Kit for Notebooks (W/L AP Router & PC Card) vs Linksys Wireless-N Broadband Router

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Weight
- Wireless-G Network Kit for Notebooks (W/L AP Router & PC Card):500 g
- Wireless-N Broadband Router:527 g
Data transfer rate
- Wireless-G Network Kit for Notebooks (W/L AP Router & PC Card):54 Mbit/s
- Wireless-N Broadband Router:100 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Wireless-G Network Kit for Notebooks (W/L AP Router & PC Card):186 x 175 x 48 mm
- Wireless-N Broadband Router:188 x 176 x 40 mm
Maximum data transfer rate
- Wireless-G Network Kit for Notebooks (W/L AP Router & PC Card):0.054 Gbit/s
- Wireless-N Broadband Router:0.1 Gbit/s

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Comparison of Wireless-G Network Kit for Notebooks (W/L AP Router & PC Card), Wireless-N Broadband Router
29 specifications	A Linksys Wireless-G Network Kit for Notebooks (W/L AP Router & PC Card)View product	B Linksys Wireless-N Broadband Router View product
Networkidentical
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L2TP, PPTP, IPSec, PPPoE
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Securityidentical
Authentication methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RADIUS, SSID
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, WPA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Switching protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet, WLAN
Routing protocolsKnown for one	RIP-1, RIP-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data link protocolsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3U, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE, IC-03
Poweridentical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	500 g	527 g
Other features4 differ
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows XP	Windows 2000 / XP
Data transfer rateDiffers	54 Mbit/s	100 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	186 x 175 x 48 mm	188 x 176 x 40 mm
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	0.054 Gbit/s	0.1 Gbit/s
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V, 1 A
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WLAN: 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11,12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps
Networking featuresKnown for one	TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, PPTP, NetBEUI/NetBIOS, IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45 4 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45 1 x Radio-Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source

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