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Posted by baddley on August 24, 2006, 10:29 am
Please log in for more thread options My home network currently has a Lynksys wired DSL router (BEFSR41) and 3 desktops attached to it. Now I am planning to add a laptop with "trouble-free" wireless connection to the Internet. I consider this fact the most important feature of the laptop. I live in a two-story 5-bed-room house. The router is currently in the second-floor study. What kind of wirless router will let me use my laptop in any room of my house (except for the basement)? What kind of LAN card or built-in wireless access do I need in the laptop? Thank you for your help in advance. baddley | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Tony Hwang on August 24, 2006, 11:35 am
Please log in for more thread options baddley wrote: I have 2 story house about 3000 sq. ft. Router I used first was Linksys WRT54G with dd-wrt f/w. I have several leaptops(Thinkpads, Powerbook) and desktops from upstaira to basement. Coverage was OK and did not have any trouble. Now I am using Linksys WRT54GX2 which gave stronger signal over all inside and around outside house. I am biased for Thinkpads series. Now ours are all T42 with built-in -11b/g mini PCI card. Always worked well. Not only that TP series is well built reliable machine. My son also uses Panasonic Toughbook for his field work(civil engineering). Powerbook is daughter's. I don't have any other laptop experience. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by baddley on August 24, 2006, 9:29 pm
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>Hi,
>I have 2 story house about 3000 sq. ft. Router I used first was Linksys >WRT54G with dd-wrt f/w. I have several leaptops(Thinkpads, Powerbook) >and desktops from upstaira to basement. Coverage was OK and did not have >any trouble. Now I am using Linksys WRT54GX2 which gave stronger signal >over all inside and around outside house. I am biased for Thinkpads >series. Now ours are all T42 with built-in -11b/g mini PCI card. Always >worked well. Not only that TP series is well built reliable machine. >My son also uses Panasonic Toughbook for his field work(civil >engineering). Powerbook is daughter's. I don't have any other laptop >experience. I liked your practical knowledge that can be directly applied to my situation. Thank you for taking time out to help. baddley | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by John Navas on August 24, 2006, 2:37 pm
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>My home network currently has a Lynksys wired DSL router (BEFSR41) and
>3 desktops attached to it. > >Now I am planning to add a laptop with "trouble-free" wireless >connection to the Internet. I consider this fact the most important >feature of the laptop. > >I live in a two-story 5-bed-room house. The router is currently in the >second-floor study. > >What kind of wirless router will let me use my laptop in any room of >my house (except for the basement)? Hard to say. Depends on the construction of the interior walls. >What kind of LAN card or built-in
>wireless access do I need in the laptop? I highly recommend Lenovo T-series. Excellent built-in Wi-Fi. -- Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes> | |||||||||||||||||||
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> 3 desktops attached to it.
>
> Now I am planning to add a laptop with "trouble-free" wireless
> connection to the Internet. I consider this fact the most important
> feature of the laptop.
>
> I live in a two-story 5-bed-room house. The router is currently in the
> second-floor study.
>
> What kind of wirless router will let me use my laptop in any room of
> my house (except for the basement)? What kind of LAN card or built-in
> wireless access do I need in the laptop?
>
> Thank you for your help in advance.
>
> baddley