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February 18th, 2004 16:00
Choice of Wireless router
I am new to the wireless networking environment and have a few questions. I have a new Latitude D600 with Dell Tru Mobile 1300 card. I am considering several wireless routers. These are Netgear WGT624 108 mps; Netgear WGR614; Linksys WRT54G; D-Link DI-624 Air Plus Extreme G Router. My questions:
Has anyone had experience with any of these from an ease of use as well as how well they work from a distance from router perspective?
How important is the latest 108 mps spec? If I can get a 108 mps for $20 more than a 54, would this be a good bang for the buck?
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mattcowger
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February 18th, 2004 16:00
The 108MBit spec is only going to work with other Atheros chipset cards, but its is nice..I get about 70-80MBit through mine.
From a router standpoint, its a very simple router, but supports all the stuff you would really need like port forwarding, triggering, PPTP/IPSec pasthru.
Its definitly my choice at the moment.
jmwills
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February 18th, 2004 18:00
How much download speed is your ISP going to supply? Why pay for a router capapble of delivering 108Mbps when your download speed is probably no more than 5 Mbps? Unless you have a lot on internal files to share across the LAN, go with the 802.11g or 802.11b models. Save the cash for some extra RAM.
traderjohn168
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February 21st, 2004 03:00
go to pcmag.com and search for wireless router. they have plenty comparion reports. my cable connection max out at 1.5 mb. IMO for internet and file download a wireless B router / adaptor set (rated at 11 mb) costing less than $40 (while on sale) is more than enough. Avoid the Dell adaptors and routers. That will save you endless hours of frustration.
BTW I use linksys WRT54G with a $13 gigabit USB wireless adaptor and a dell tm1400. the cheap USB wirless adaptor and the linksys router are rock solid. the Dell adaptor goes up and down all day. Sometimes, it takes a reboot to get the Dell wireless adaptor back online. I tried the Dell 2300 router. Returned it in 3 days. nuff said.
Good luck!