
While the history of wireless computer networks dates back to the 1970 with the University of Hawaii's
ALOHAnet (I wish we retained that name instead of 802.11x), it has only been during the past, say, 10 years that the technology started to make serious inroads into the consumer market - your home. The latest and greatest variant is 802.11n, and while promoted as the best thing since sliced bread, Frank Ohlhorst has his reservations, and
debunks 5 myths concerning 802.11n.