Brand, wireless, or wired

ITIMAN · Post by **ITIMAN** » Sun Jul 13, 2003 8:57 pm

What router should I get for my comp? I would only need a 4 port one, since I only have one computer at this time....I would plan to have two or so in the future.. Is wireless that much more great? What do you guys have? <img src="http://members.cox.net/ccraig3/webavatarbioderm.jpg" style="border:0;"/>

Post by **XMEN Gambit** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 6:25 am

Well, any of the big name brands' consumer-level routers will suit your needs, most likely. D-link, Linksys, Netgear, SMC, etc. I think all of them have browser interfaces to manage them and the menus are relatively easy to understand and use. The question of wireless vs wired is a little different. You need to weigh a number of factors: convenience, cost, utility, security, etc. Convenience: the biggest reason to go wireless - you don't have to run wires and trip over it, and so forth. Or you have a laptop and like to sit on the couch to read your email. Security: If you have wireless and don't secure it, then anyone within range can use your internet, and maybe even get at your internal shared files. It is sometimes a little difficult to get wireless connections configured correctly, and troubleshoot them when there's a problem. Adding encryption multiplies those headaches. Cost: Wireless is going to be more pricey, but not a lot, depending on the specifics. Utility: If you don't actually utilize the advantages of wireless, there's not much point in getting it. The only reason I've got wireless is so I can carry my laptop around the house. Well, that and I got my setup pretty cheap and thought I'd try it. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"> When we built the house I wired it with Cat5, so running cable isn't an issue for me. Oh, one more thing. Most wireless routers that include a switch have only three ports instead of four - the fourth is the one that is connected to the wireless stuff. <img src="http://www.xmenclan.org/xmengambit.gif"/> XMEN member Card-carrying DTM OKL Fish-napper Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained.  The Tao of Programming

Spinning Hat · Post by **Spinning Hat** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 7:08 am

There's A D-Link Wireless Router I bought for a customer of mine a few weeks ago, and it has 4 wired ports, and all the Wireless stuff was taken care of internally. Honestly, I don't like the DLink Router, I think the interface is very unintuitive, and would not recommend it to any of my friends, but it does work well, and the price was sufficiently low enough that people buy them up like crazy. <hr /><div style="text-align:center"> "Never, Never, Never Quit" -Winston Churchill</div>

Post by **XMEN Gambit** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 9:40 am

Hmm. I bought my Dlink about a year ago, and the interface isn't bad (not great, either). It has 3 LAN ports and 1 WAN port - I assume you were counting only the LAN ports, Hat? I think my model number was like 704-P. <img src="http://www.xmenclan.org/xmengambit.gif"/> XMEN member Card-carrying DTM OKL Fish-napper Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained.  The Tao of Programming

Spinning Hat · Post by **Spinning Hat** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 11:30 am

Yeah, I was only counting LAN ports. This was an 800 series I think, don't remember exactly. <hr /><div style="text-align:center"> "Never, Never, Never Quit" -Winston Churchill</div>

XMEN Ashaman DTM · Post by **XMEN Ashaman DTM** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 12:23 pm

I have a Linksys WRTG54 wireless router. Works great. I used it a few times, but the 802.11g standard wasn't finalized yet, so the encryption wasn't good enough and I stopped using it. But now everything is finalized so I plan on upgrading the software and using it again. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/happy.gif ALT=":D">

Jester DTM · Post by **Jester DTM** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 6:53 am

I have Linksys also, 4ports, and a WAN port Wireless.BEFW11 works awesome <table><tr><td><a href="mailto:jester@thzclan.com">Jester</a> <a href=http://www.thzclan.com>Cerberus of THZ*</a> <a href=http://www.xmenclan.org>XMEN</a> <a href=http://www.dragontalonmercs.com>Dragon Talon Merc</a> <a href=http://www.thzclan.com/hosted/planetside>Allied Tribal Forces</a></td> <td> <img src="http://www.thzclan.com/hosted/jester/si ...

BlackRider · Post by **BlackRider** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 2:19 pm

I have an SMC Barricade wireless router... I hate it... the connection cuts in and out and the connection strength drops significantly after 20 feet. (maybe this can be trouble shooted... but I've given up) COLORS!

Post by **XMEN Gambit** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 4:03 pm

There's a number of reasons why this could be happening that have nothing to do with the router, but it could be the router as well. No way to tell without doing some tests, and probably using some spare equipment. <img src="http://www.xmenclan.org/xmengambit.gif"/> XMEN member Card-carrying DTM OKL Fish-napper Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained.  The Tao of Programming

BlackRider · Post by **BlackRider** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 2:39 pm

I dunno... can I bring it to you and you tell me what could be wrong? <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/tongue.gif ALT=":p"> (JK... though I am heading out 'west' the week of the 4th... gotta dig up that thread on what you guys told me to see) COLORS!

Post by **XMEN Gambit** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 6:12 pm

Sure, you could bring it here. Since I've got a wireless router and card, and you've got a wireless router and card, we should be able to find the problem pretty quickly. Worth the drive? Dunno. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/wink.gif ALT=";)"> <img src="http://www.xmenclan.org/xmengambit.gif"/> XMEN member Card-carrying DTM OKL Fish-napper Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained.  The Tao of Programming

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