Hi Shawn, No. If they run 802.11B/G, then they're all on the 2.4 GHz ISM band. If they run 802.11A (less common but rated to be faster) then they're on 5 GHz. ----- Original Message ----- From: "shawn klein" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 1:51 PM Subject: Re: need advice on wireless connection > Could linksys be using 18 gigahertz or something? that > why it doesn't go through walls well? > > --- Steve <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Well, I don't know what problems you had with > > Linksys, John, but I know many > > other Linksys users who are quite satisfied. I did > > not have a Linksys > > wireless; my old Linksys was a phone-line HPN > > router. Since they didn't > > appear to be updating the firmware to work with MSN > > Messenger, I switched to > > D-Link for my wireless router. Also, I had one > > friend who had some > > intermittent problems with his Linksys using MSN > > voice-chat, so he switched to > > a similar DLink router and has not had those > > problems again. > > > > Gee, sounds like I'm talking out of both sides of my > > mouth. Grin. But, there > > are repeaters and some range extending antennas you > > can get if you have signal > > problems. > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover