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Wireless router questions
I live with 2 roomates. We all have laptops. One laptop does not have wireless capabilities so he will be using a cord still. My laptop uses a small plug-in and my roomate has built-in wireless capabilities.
I was recommended the Linksys 2.4 ghz as a cheap, good, functional router. link A few questions: Is this everything we will need to go wireless? Will we have to buy anything else? Does anyone have any reviews or thoughts on this router? Any other recommendations? |
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Re: Wireless router questions
That should be it. Linksys is very good, imo.
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Re: Wireless router questions
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That should be it. Linksys is very good, imo. [/ QUOTE ] yep. easy to setup as well. follow instructions and you should be good in 5 or so steps. |
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Re: Wireless router questions
Linksys sucks. I have had two different linksys wireless G routers and they both had their own problems.
The first one I had worked fine for about 4 months, then it decided to stop forwarding all ports. No way around it, tried reseting the router, updating the firmware, power cycling it, all of which were futile attempts. After about 4 more months of this first crappy router I got a new one which has its own unique problems. Every day (at least once a day) the wireless signal drops to 1 mbps, and I lose internet connectivity and networking connectivity. The only solution I have found is to go down to the router, and unplug it and then plug it back in. This fixes the problem for about 24 hours. Linksys is a pile of crap. /rant |
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Re: Wireless router questions
Alternatives?
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Alternatives? [/ QUOTE ] They all suck. I'm sure others will post horror stories about Netgear and D-Link. (The other two major manufacturers.) |
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Re: Wireless router questions
I bought some no-name (Airlink) wireless G router for $29.99 at Fry's, and it's been working great.
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