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Can anyone here recommend a good wireless router?
Grasshopper:
--- Quote from: AlanS17 on November 27, 2006, 01:51:17 am ---Do you have cable or DSL broadband?
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ADSL Broadband.
I've seen a good deal on a D-Link DLS-G624M. Does anyone here have any good or bad experiences with this Router?
One thing I'm finding is that several manufacturers have a habit of making radical changes to their Router's hardware whilst still retaining the same model number. So it's very difficult to be sure what you're actually buying. In my opinion this is unethical and perhaps even borderline illegal.
The Linksys WRT54G is a good example of this. The router's good reputation appears to be based on the revision 1-4 models. But if you buy one today you'll probably end up with one of the "neutered" revision 5 & 6 models which have far less memory.
This also makes getting a wireless adapter to work with Linux something of a black art because Linux drivers are generally based on the chipset rather than the model number. Very frustrating.
fredster:
There are different classes. Like "G" and "G+", etc.
There's a Belkin model for like $40.
I have one I got at Walmart. I use it and VNC (freeversion) to run 3 PC's and it picks up the PSP on it.
Would that work?
Grasshopper:
I've checked out the Belkin models. They're not bad but the D-Link I mentioned earlier seems to offer more bangs for the buck.
Basically I'm looking for something that's reasonably modern but not so cutting edge that it costs silly money.
AlanS17:
--- Quote from: Grasshopper on November 27, 2006, 05:41:53 pm ---Basically I'm looking for something that's reasonably modern but not so cutting edge that it costs silly money.
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If you don't want something that costs silly money, I can probably find you something that costs serious money.