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Old 27th April 2007, 15:29   #31
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I faced problems with my netgear router. It used to suddenly lose connection. Got damn annoying. I luckily got myself an airport express and an airport extreme base station. No problems with them so far (crossing my fingers).
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Old 27th April 2007, 15:43   #32
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Netgear WGR614. It's cheaper than the linksys IIRC. I've been using it for more than 2yrs with absoultely no problems.

But I'm not happy with the linksys which is at my office. Several times it needs to be restarted as it just doesnt allow any comps to connect.

The netgear will cost around Rs.2K.
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Old 27th April 2007, 15:47   #33
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^^I use the same netgear too but it has serious issues with packet forwarding in case you wish to run home servers that you wanna access from outside. I'm planning to dump it and get something better. I guess the thread creator is better off with the tried and tested Linksys WRT54G.
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Old 27th April 2007, 15:55   #34
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We used to use a Netgear at the office. After 2 years it was busted and we got a new linksys.
The setting problems we had were insane. It would not automatically configure and assign an IP address to each comp. We would enter the IP addresses manually and sometimes it would still not connect.

We finally replaced it with a new netgear and everything works just fine.
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Old 27th April 2007, 15:56   #35
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I've used Belkin for the last 2.5 years and it works very well. I think 802.11g routers have become commodities and any of the well known brands would perform well (Linksys, Netgear, Belkin, Buffalo). So, buy whatever is available at a cheap price...

Getting a 100m range under normal operating conditions looks far fetched though. By normal conditions, I mean indoor usage with concrete structures, 2.4G cordless-phones, neighbours WiFi etc. interfering with the signal.

Configuring a router is not exactly plug and play, but its not complex either. I recommend that you configure security also. WPA is recommended, if it is supported by your PDA.

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Old 27th April 2007, 16:16   #36
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I recommend LinksysWRT54GL or WRT54GS, stay away from WRT54G
Extremely good community support, runs Linux so infinitively hackable, tweakable.
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Old 27th April 2007, 16:17   #37
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We used to use a Netgear at the office. After 2 years it was busted and we got a new linksys.
The setting problems we had were insane. It would not automatically configure and assign an IP address to each comp. We would enter the IP addresses manually and sometimes it would still not connect.

We finally replaced it with a new netgear and everything works just fine.

Infact I had the same problem with my linksys wirless g router but got it rectified after making a few changes at Airtel's (service provider) end. Airtel provided modem had a setup which was not allowing the router to be configured as a DHCP server to assign IP address to each comp. Later with the assistance of Airtel I have changed the DNS setup as given by Airtel to comply with Wireless G. Initially the Airtel guys were hesistant to help as they sell wireless router and services. But later when threatened of discountinuing their service they came forward to help us.
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Old 27th April 2007, 17:13   #38
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Carry your wireless network in your pocket - do yourself a favour and get an Apple Airport Express. Plug in to a power socket, connect to your Ethernet model using RJ45 and you're on! Wherever you are!
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Old 27th April 2007, 17:22   #39
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How much does LinksysWRT54GL costs ?
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Old 27th April 2007, 18:33   #40
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Carry your wireless network in your pocket - do yourself a favour and get an Apple Airport Express. Plug in to a power socket, connect to your Ethernet model using RJ45 and you're on! Wherever you are!
This is a good idea. I use an Airport Express myself.

It is linked to my Mac and password protected with an 7 digit alphanumeric code. Any mac that enters the area, needs this 7 digit code to connect.
Then we stream music and share internet and share a USB printer too.

However if a PC tries to connect to this apple network, the WEP equivalent password is a 128 bit encryption which is HUGE and quite annoying to put in.
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Old 27th April 2007, 18:47   #41
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Range ? 100 m or Above more than that is available ?
any communication is a two way process. you can increase the range if you add boosters/dish antennae etc on BOTH sides (router and the laptop). not sure how that would look though
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Old 27th April 2007, 19:08   #42
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if you request airtel they will replace your existing modem with a wifi one and this will solve all headaches in one go, and cost is also minimal if you convince them to do a swap between the old and the new one

for price reference, they charge 5 k for complete connection from scratch when i last checked
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Old 27th April 2007, 19:12   #43
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With few obstacles or line of sight and updated non official firmware GL and GS from linksys can do 100mts without antennas. Put in a simple directional antenna and you are talking line of sight upto 20kms.
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Old 28th April 2007, 19:49   #44
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Hi ,
I've bought Linksys Wrt54gs Today for 4k , & My Desktop won't support Wifi yet i've Not installed Pci card , So i can't use wifi With My Phone ? I've Switched On the Router , Plug the Ethernet cable in it , My phone have detected the Wifi But i can't Browse Web ?

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