[Chiquita]

11g works great for me.

[jisee]

Stick with the standards. That means 802.11 (a, b, and g).

Just don't forget to lock the wireless network down.

[lXvtm0ox]

Yeah, but nobody knows what 11n exactly will be. Thus, getting any equipment based on it is likely to get yourself stuck.

[TNgqZhLR]

Get 11g, it works fine. We have four or five computers hooked up to it.

[saumemeva]

I recommend the D-Link DI-624

we've had it for over a year... perfect

Also, you don't necessarily need to get a PCI wireless network card. Although I use a cord most of the time (because my PC's are connected to our LAN via a gigabit switch), when I go wireless, I use a wireless USB adapter that has great range and gives me great transfer speeds. It's a Motorola WU830G. It was around $20 I think... maybe $14.99. It is larger than most USB wireless adapters, but that's because it has an antenna for longer range. It got great review on a few sites, so I got one. It's worked perfectly and I get great download speeds (from usenet) when I go wireless. When I'm plugged in, I get around 450kbytes per sec... with the wireless, I get around 350-400... and that's with the router on the second floor and my PC on either the first floor or the basement.

I got both the router and the wireless USB adapter from newegg.

[Shark&Nike]

11g routers are cheap, though, so it's not too much of a problem to just get them now and get 11n later.

[replicajoy]

But is the extra $50 worth six months of having a wireless network? (IMO yes.)

[dasneycomrov]

Originally posted by DanS
I might wait for the 802.11n standard to settle down and the cheap hardware to be manufactured, if I could afford a half year wait or whatever. 802.11n is supposed to be a rock solid and fast technology and should quickly supplant all 802.11g gear. Usually it really doesn't matter all that much, since your home network is mainly sharing a broadband connection, which is the bottleneck.

And I doubt 802.11n will come out in 6 month's time. Maybe early 2007.