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Thanks for the info. My GF is getting dsl in a few days and will be
looking at routers. I have been using a Linksys 4 port w/wireless for
several years and like it very much. The only problem I have noticed
is data gets corrupted when I download wirelessly. Gotta use the
wired nic. Anyone else notice this problem?
John
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Allan Wade" <allanwade@xxxx> wrote:
> LinkSys was recently purchased by Cisco. Prior to that, they had
some
> quality problems. A recent issue of PC Magazine did rate them well,
> though. The secret for "best" performance is use the recently
adopted
> "G" standard in a non mixed environment. Newer wireless routers will
> support both the "B" & "G" standard. The B Standard is the original
> 11Mbs and the G Standard is 54Mbs. The G standard is backward
> compatible with B, which means you can have multiple laptop/desktops
> connecting with the router using the B & G standard. However, this
> compatibility comes at the cost of overhead that will slow down the
> computers connecting using the G standard. The router will have a
> configuration option (sometimes called "Turbo") to only connect to
the
> G Standard wireless cards. This will give you the fastest
connection. If
> you don't have any computers in your house that already rely on
> connecting via the B Standard, use this setting for the fastest
> connection. *Always* turn WEP (security). Always use 128 bit WEP if
it
> is available on your router. WEP *will* slow your connection down
(about
> 35-50%). but if you don't use it, anyone driving by your house can
hack
> into your system..Don't laugh, I thought this was hilarious the
first
> time I heard of it, until one of my coworkers pulled out a local map
> with all the unprotected "hot spots" marked. There are actually
people
> who drive around looking for, and mapping unprotected wireless
networks.
> They need to buy AmiBroker and get a life!
>
> I can give you a general feel as to speed with my setup: Dell D800
> Laptop, integrated Dell Wireless B/G card (great antenna.it is built
> around the display), SMC 2804WBR router (it has removable antenna's,
> allowing me to position them via cable, anywhere I want, or to use
SMC's
> high DB gain antenna's) in Turbo mode.
>
> The router is in my office on the second floor and at the corner of
the
> house. I typically use my laptop on the 1st floor, at the opposite
end
> of the house. The signal passes through 1 floor and 2 walls. The
> distance is about 45 feet. I have WEP 128 turned on. I consistently
get
> 4.5-6.5 Mbs throughput. I live in Arizona and our houses are Stucco,
> with chicken wire embedded in it. I would expect a "normal" house
would
> get a little higher through put since there wouldn't be the metal
wire
> to generate interference.
>
> I purchased the SMC Router based on the biases of the professional
> network people I work with.
>
> I didn't mention the A Standard. It is also 54Mbs, but operated on
the
> 5.? GHz band (G operates on 2.4 GHz, the same as your phone &
> microwave.and yes the phone and microwave have the potential to
> interfere with the connection). I can't offer any real world advice
on
> the A standard except what I have read. Apparently the 5GHz
frequency
> will give better sustained through put, but has trouble going
through
> walls and floors. I guess that would imply that if you have a line
of
> site connection, the A Standard may give better through put than
the G
> standard.
>
>
>
> Recent issues of PC Magazine & PC World have articles and ratings in
> them on Wireless Networks.
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Allan
>
>
>
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