Wireless Networking advice pls

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advice pls spamman 05-01-06
Posted by spamman on May 1, 2006, 4:26 am
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i want a better router than my current linksys G 2.4.

i have the router in the loft in my office but the signal is poor down
stairs and non existant in the rear of the property

i am using 1 main pc hard wired to the router, another pc downstairs with pc
card a laptop everywhere with pcmcia card , xbox 360 with original
network adaptor downstairs {poor signal to this especially} a psp and pocket
pc.

whats the best router to look at,

i also want it to be as future proof as possible etc

money aint really an option as i will pay for what i think is the right one,
i know i may / have to replace the network cards / receivers. are the sub
ones as good as the fixed ones yet?


thanks


S



Posted by on May 1, 2006, 7:08 am
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I think that the Netgear dg834gt
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=as2&path=ASIN/B0006M5UQG&tag=3l1t3-21&camp=1634&creative=6738
is great as it has an ADSL modem, WPA, MAC filtering and other cool
stuff. However, if you don't have ADSL, don't bother. Just NEVER buy a
D-Link router. They are terrible and every one breaks (not just
personal experience).
You probably want one with WPA but I am unsure if the Xbox 360 adapter
supports this. http://wi-fi-hotspot.blogspot.com/


Posted by John Navas on May 1, 2006, 4:24 pm
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04:08:07 -0700, bcaller@gmail.com wrote:

>... However, if you don't have ADSL, don't bother. Just NEVER buy a
>D-Link router. They are terrible and every one breaks (not just
>personal experience).

I disagree -- I've installed quite a few D-Link routers, and all are working
properly.

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Posted by John Navas on May 1, 2006, 4:25 pm
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>i want a better router than my current linksys G 2.4.
>
>i have the router in the loft in my office but the signal is poor down
>stairs and non existant in the rear of the property
>
>i am using 1 main pc hard wired to the router, another pc downstairs with pc
>card a laptop everywhere with pcmcia card , xbox 360 with original
>network adaptor downstairs {poor signal to this especially} a psp and pocket
>pc.
>
>whats the best router to look at,
>
>i also want it to be as future proof as possible etc
>
>money aint really an option as i will pay for what i think is the right one,
>i know i may / have to replace the network cards / receivers. are the sub
>ones as good as the fixed ones yet?

A cheap antenna reflector might solve your problem -- see
<http://www.freeantennas.com/>.

--
Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR ALT.INTERNET.WIRELESS AT
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FAQ_for_alt.internet.wireless>

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