jasman24
Newbie  Posts: 2 Registered: 4/4/03 Status: Offline |
posted on 4/4/03 at 17:48
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Well they don't come any newer than me to the
wi-fi world. I'm going to take the plunge and
buy these two components. I guess my main question
is what you all think about Netgear? Should I
go with Netgear, Linksys or Belkin? Are there any
others i should consider? I'd like to hear some
of your experiences.
Here's a little background:
I plan on connecting my dual boot winXP pro,
win98se with my win98se laptop. I want the
multi-band pc card so I can connect at home,
school, work and where ever I may find an access
point regardless of their standard.
Thanks in advance to those that reply.
Jim
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MikeM
Junior Member  Posts: 10 Registered: 19/1/03 Status: Offline |
posted on 5/4/03 at 12:06 |
Netgear for the most part works well. I had a
MR314 that worked good for the most part. The
only problem is that from time to time I would
have to restart it. It would loose the internet.
I do not know how the MR814 is doing but one
person in this fourm was having the same problem
with the MR814 as I had with MR314.
I now have a D-Link DI-614+ Router with a
D-Link DWL-650+ card for my Laptop. I have had
no problems with them. It is part of the AirPlus
system from D-Link. I am running at 22mps. Great
range. Also a good price.  __________________________________
D-Link DI-614+ Router & DWL-650+ PCCard
Only two things are infinite, the universe and
human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
- Albert Einstein |
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jasman24
Newbie Posts: 2 Registered: 4/4/03 Status: Offline |
posted on 6/4/03 at 12:22 |
Thanks so much for your reply. It doesn't take
much to get me to reconsider a purchase like
this. Like most people, I'm looking to make
this as easy as possible while keeping expenses
down. I hope I don't find any posts that
don't agree with you, 'cause then i'm not sure
what i'll do.  I'll
post back here when I decide and get it all
connected to let others know how it went...if
anyone cares?!
L8R,
Jim |
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MikeM
Junior Member Posts: 10 Registered: 19/1/03 Status: Offline |
posted on 6/4/03 at 12:49 |
No Problem.. If you go with the D-Link just make
sure you update the Router to the newest
Firmware and get the newest drivers for the PC
Card.
And when it comes to what is best, that changes
with the person you talk to.
I forgot to bring up Linksys. From what I have
used and read about Linksys seems to be a hit
or miss. Some people never have problems with the
gear. But some have lots of problems. We use
Linksys at my work. It is ok but I have had
some problems. I call Linksys just ok. Not great
or bad. __________________________________
D-Link DI-614+ Router & DWL-650+ PCCard
Only two things are infinite, the universe and
human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
- Albert Einstein |
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hgunn
Newbie Posts: 3 Registered: 25/2/03 Status: Offline |
posted on 15/5/03 at 09:54 |
I don't know that my Netgear connection losses are
typical for all routers, but I know two people
with Linksys setups who have the same problem. Its
only a minor nuisance.
Isn't this about the liveliest forum you've ever
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Yurlittlepony
Newbie Posts: 1 Registered: 22/5/03 Status: Offline |
posted on 22/5/03 at 18:32 |
yo. why would a wireless bridge not work with
a wireless router? i read a cnet review of
some belkin products that could not be used with
wireless bridges. are they not just relays for
signals traveling back and forth?
also, can linux be made to work with nearly any
product if given enough time, or are there
limitations built into hardware? it seems support
is tough with linux, but it's so much better
than windows. thoughts?
also, anybody hear about a new wireless version of
the Audiotron? This would be my primary reason
to use a bridge at the moment - to provide
an ethernet port for an Audiotron. Thanks for
opinions and comments. |
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MikeM
Junior Member Posts: 10 Registered: 19/1/03 Status: Offline |
posted on 24/5/03 at 11:05 |
| I do not think there are any limitations built
in to the hardware for Linux. It is the fact
that there just are not drivers and support for
alot of thing. But I think that will change
with time. __________________________________
D-Link DI-614+ Router & DWL-650+ PCCard
Only two things are infinite, the universe and
human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
- Albert Einstein |
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