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- Maengelito - 12-01-2008
so perhaps someone could shed some light on some networking hardware. I'm probably going to be buying a new wireless router aka "access point" soon. As far as I know, there is G, G+, G MIMO, N, some weird variations of N, and N MIMO in general going from slowest and shortest range to fastest and furthest range. I've noticed that the N routers can vary greatly in price from $50 to like $200 and I'm not sure what the difference between them are. Anyone want to explain what the expensive ones will offer me that the cheaper ones will not?
- Apoc - 12-01-2008
Ginger Wrote:All the shots people take at you, and you're getting bent over sympathizer?
Some sort of Stockholm Syndrome, I'm sure.
- Evan - 12-01-2008
Maengelito Wrote:so perhaps someone could shed some light on some networking hardware. I'm probably going to be buying a new wireless router aka "access point" soon. As far as I know, there is G, G+, G MIMO, N, some weird variations of N, and N MIMO in general going from slowest and shortest range to fastest and furthest range. I've noticed that the N routers can vary greatly in price from $50 to like $200 and I'm not sure what the difference between them are. Anyone want to explain what the expensive ones will offer me that the cheaper ones will not?<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.wikipedia.org/">http://www.wikipedia.org/</a><!-- m -->
- CaptainHenreh - 12-01-2008
Evan Wrote:Maengelito Wrote:so perhaps someone could shed some light on some networking hardware. I'm probably going to be buying a new wireless router aka "access point" soon. As far as I know, there is G, G+, G MIMO, N, some weird variations of N, and N MIMO in general going from slowest and shortest range to fastest and furthest range. I've noticed that the N routers can vary greatly in price from $50 to like $200 and I'm not sure what the difference between them are. Anyone want to explain what the expensive ones will offer me that the cheaper ones will not?<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.wikipedia.org/">http://www.wikipedia.org/</a><!-- m -->
Wait, evan, I don't think that's condescending enough.
Try:
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- Evan - 12-01-2008
hah, great site.
not trying to be condescending, thats just such a loaded question with easily reasearched answers. Kind of like me going on a forum and asking "so the French Revolution, somebody tell me all the details?"
short answer for you maeng: it depends on what you need.
a small place would be fine with G if you dont do a lot of local network file copying (G+ is bullshit)
a larger place would be fine with N or if you do a lot of local network file transfers
- Maengelito - 12-01-2008
okay ass(es), perhaps I wasn't specific enough.
Whats the difference between these 3 wireless N routers aside from their price? -or- why should I pay $185 for a wireless N router when I can pay $40 for a wireless N router:
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- CaptainHenreh - 12-01-2008
Varying degrees of bling.
I'd spend the forty bucks and call it a day.
- Evan - 12-01-2008
...[edited]
2nd one has gigabit hardwired ports. not really that important unless you have machines with gigabit cards that you plan to plug in and do a lot of local file transfers
3rd one is the same as 2nd with some fancy LCD shit that makes gamers feel more 1337
i would buy #1. but your client hardware still needs to support N for you to use it. read some reviews though, there is some shit N hardware out there
- Ole - 12-01-2008
Evan Wrote:...[edited]
......feel more 1337
Thankful for urbandictionary.com..........
- mrbaggio - 12-01-2008
Apoc Wrote:FWIW, I used a network sniffer and out of the 16 I can pick up at my house, 10 were on 1 or 11. Everyone follows the same advice so most people set them there. I set mine at a channel no one was using and had a much improved reception.
What network sniffer did you use? I am in need of a non suck one.
- Apoc - 12-01-2008
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- Feersty - 02-04-2009
Same Laptop, different day
I brought my laptop into work today, and was able to see the wireless signal at 901. I looked at a few webpages and then it disconnected at 908, and didn't connect again. I let it sit for about an hour and a half, and then saw the wireless networks again. Connected this time, but didn't even get one webpage to load, before it disconnected. Is it a heating issue do you think? Suggestions have been to get a plug-in wireless card, but I have tried that in the past and it never has worked.
OT: My laptop is the 700m. I know RJ bought the same one and so did Chapin. Do you guys or anyone else still have theirs?
- .RJ - 02-04-2009
No, I sold mine.
Do you have a USB wireless adapter you can try?
- stevegula - 02-04-2009
My work laptop, a Dell Latitude D830, will connect to any wireless network except my girlfriends. It tries and then says "Network has become unavailable."
Bullshit. My iPhone is on it, my girlfriend is on it, my god damn Wii is on it, it is not unavailable. So now I'm back to 1999 with a 25ft long JMU purple network cable running 10ft across the living room.
- Evan - 02-04-2009
my last shitpile Dell lost all wireless capability after i had it about 6 months.
I see a trend.
(but you should make sure DHCP is on, and the router isnt out of addresses)
- HAULN-SS - 02-04-2009
maybe your girlfriend doesnt want your pile shitting up her network, and has secretly blocked you by MAC address?
- Feersty - 02-04-2009
HAULN-SS Wrote:maybe your girlfriend doesnt want your pile shitting up her network, and has secretly blocked you by MAC address?
I think this is legit.... :?:
- Mike - 02-04-2009
unwarranted. i wouldn't be surprised at all.
- HAULN-SS - 02-05-2009
heh, i wasn't talking to feersty there, but, yeah..
- Mike - 02-05-2009
HAULN-SS Wrote:heh, i wasn't talking to feersty there, but, yeah..
haha.... yeah...