Re: reliable wireless router

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Here is my two pence:

1. I like _Linksys_ - Their purchase by Cisco has seemed to enhance
their consumer offerings.

2. I wouldn't take a _D-Link_ anything if you gave it to me. They may
have changed, but I don't want to waste anymore time experimenting.
Windows users have good reports especially for an all D-Link system
(wbr, pci, cardbus, etc.). I still have a 802.11b wbr and cardbus card
that doesn't work with Linux. I had purchased (even after this
experience - not the sharpest knife in the drawer) a wbr (b/g) for a
client. I found the Ethernet jack (RJ45) was flaky, the reset did not
work, and I could not set it up even with Windows. I took it back to
CompUSA (it was within the return period) and traded it for a _Buffalo_
(see number 4 below) wbr with extender.

3. _Netgear_ stuff works (most of the time). Damien and I had a cute
little wireless (thingy - I don't remember the correct terminology) that
connected to a Linksys wireless broadband router which provided access
to the Internet via DSL from ACS here in town. It died after a year
(maybe). It was on all the time (24/7). A friend of mine has a Netgeer
wireless broadband router at home. He got it second-hand, and it has
been working for a year or so, 24/7.

4. CompUSA had some stuff called _Buffalo_ which I found easy to set up
with a Linux box. I acquired three units. The first was a single
wireless broadband router. It has been on 24/7 for some two years now. I
needed to extend the coverage (g needs more power because it needs about
five times the bandwidth as b, hence reliable coverage is about one
fifth - rule of thumb lad and lassies - as a b) so when I went back to
CompUSA the unit included an extender (wireless bridge) for a slightly
higher price. It took me a little longer to set up the system because of
the complexity, but it has been in service for more than a year, 24/7.
The problem is availability is spotty. I think they are in Austin, TX,
but CompUSA does not always have a selection of their offerings. I have
the extra wbr here at home. I don't need the extender. It work great. I
turn it on when I need it (daily).

5. _Belkin_ is another one that I shy away from. YMMV.

6. _Xyzel_ seems to work with Linux. I only have had experience with a
pci card. It needs the ndiswrapper and the Windows XP driver to work in
Linux. They may not make an wbr.

Well, there is my two pence. I sure got my money's worth. fgd.

William Bouterse wrote:
> Having had fits with my Blitzz Super G off and on
> for a few weeks now and firmware upgrade still not resolving probs
> I have decided to get another one on my next trip to Anchorage.
>
> Following the thread on the Linksys....Is there really any difference in
> Linux friendly flavors of the b/g units available around town....
>
> The Blitzz worked fine for a couple of years as a wireless dialup
> connected device
> but find, now that I have dsl access, it has a mixed history with pppoe.
>
> Any quick and easy, "walk into this store and buy this unit at a good
> price" would be
> appreciated as I am "City Disfunctional" and find my shopping tolerance
> level is
> slipping as the years pass by. :o)
>
> Thanks
>
> William (Bill) Bouterse
> Talkeetna
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Received on Wed Jan 11 11:27:59 2006