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elfqrin
10-14-2006, 08:06 PM
how do u set up a wireless network so u can share files and access the internet via a router?? does linksys make the best routers or netgear--lynksis always seems more expensive
I'll have to say, to start it off. It usually comes down to opinion.
lay-z
10-15-2006, 05:58 AM
And in my opinion, I would have to say Linksys. Based on the fact that it's pretty much all I use, and I've never had a problem. Doesn’t windows have some "Wireless Network Setup Wizard" thing under control panel? I'd run that and see if it picks up your WAP.
g33k0ft3ch
10-15-2006, 04:48 PM
I would say go with Belkin, they are more secure than Linksys. And I would suggest what Lay-Z said , windows has a "Wireless Network Wizard" under the Control Panel.
splat
10-15-2006, 07:30 PM
I use a Linksys WRT54G (also under partnumbers WRT54GS with speedbooster etc.) because it has many open-source firmware upgrade options. Most of these upgrades run a version of Linux, that not only increases the number of options a user has control of, but it also increases range significantly.
I have found out of the box the WRT54G gets around 100 ft of range, depending on obstructions etc. My cousin and I took his router and upgraded the firmware (I cannot remember the exact version of Linux we used) and we added the Linksys antenna upgrade. Range increased to around 300-400 feet.
My parent use a Belkin router at there place. It worked decent for around a year (still didn't have the range of a WRT54G) but then it just crapped out. I am not sure what happened. I tested the AC inverter and it worked fine. I even cracked the router open to look at the PCB, everything looked ok. I ended up just replacing the router.
@g33k0ft3ch - I am curious why you say that Belkin is more secure. If both routers are 128bit WPA encrypted, wouldn't they be equally as succeptable to packet sniffing and such? Let me know I am curious.
****All of the information I have posted is in regards to wireless 'g' networking. I have no personal expirience with pre-N or draft-N routers at this point. When the N becomes standard I may look into them, however my apt. is small enough at this piont where my 54G works out nicely.
Famicoman
10-20-2006, 03:37 AM
Linksys WRT54G is where its at.
jdhore
10-20-2006, 04:29 AM
Linksys WRT54G is where its at.
hell yes...i had a WRT54G...i cried when it died last year...then i went out to Best Buy and got a WRT54GSX...awesome, but relatively un-hackable
I use a Linksys WRT54G (also under partnumbers WRT54GS with speedbooster etc.) because it has many open-source firmware upgrade options. Most of these upgrades run a version of Linux, that not only increases the number of options a user has control of, but it also increases range significantly.
Linksys WRT54G is where its at.
hell yes...i had a WRT54G...i cried when it died last year...then i went out to Best Buy and got a WRT54GSX...awesome, but relatively un-hackable
^.
I have one aswell. Love it.