Internet camera's/switches
Not so much an RV question but certainly could apply, with the advent of all things using a Wi-Fi network( camera's particularily)....I wonder at times how long before the network they work on, genera...
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Acampingwewillgo wrote:
Ok...I see where I screwed up but typical home routers are dual frequencies? 5ghz and 2.4ghz? I see now some Wi-Fi cameras are dual band also but many only operate on the 2.4 band so I guess the question said a different way, will the 2.4ghz band ever( near future) become obsolete?
I'm guessing that if all routers were to only be 5ghz then all those devices sold today would become useless unless the change could be worked around on a software basis.
I understand my error so thank you for setting g me straight????
well, nothing lasts forever so could WiFi change to something beyond 802.11n, drop 2.4ghz or move to a whole new set of frequencies? why not? i was going thru a box of old hardware today and found two old 10/100 ethernet switches. old but still serviceable techology compared to the bi-directional10/100/1000 (gigabit) switches commonly used today. your 2.4ghz cams may one day go to the same technology heaven that our VCRs, 8-track and cassette tape players and telephone answering machines.
