what are pro's and con's of 802.11b wi-fi?

Answer 1

Pros:

- More accessibility, you're not limited to where a cable will fit.
- Easy to set up.
- Decent speeds, not the best but you'll still be browsing rather quickly.

Cons:

- Although you get more options on where you want to set up your extra computers or laptops, sometimes it's hard to position them just right to get a "Strong" or better signal strength.
- Some things can cause interference with it (for instance, sometimes a microwave will be running and it will cause my connection to stop up. It doesn't happen all the time, though).
- There are faster alternatives for probably about the same price. See about getting 802.11g at the least.
- Not as secure as a hard-wired router. If you don't set up a security code (which is usually very easy to do) on the router, people can park outside your house and gain access to your network and information that you're receiving and sending. It's not a major risk, but it's still possible.

Answer 2

wireless b is only 11 meg which is great for surfing the net but if you are transfering file you want to go to g which supports 54 meg and some up to 108 meg. Also, if you have a wireless b you need to make ur router in mixed mode b/g but if you just have g you can specify it just to use g which is much faster.

so both will work fine but a pure g network is faster and offer better functionality.

Answer 3

there really isn't any. it should also work with G.
they are all about the same