802.11a/g Dual Band Recommendations

I just tried a Dlink AirPremier 802.11a/g Dual Band DI-784 Router
& DWL-AG660 PC card and they were complete crap. Slow speeds,
unreliable connections from only 15 feet away, blue screen drivers.
After a full day of troubleshooting I'm boxing them up and returning.
I think part of the problem may be XP SP2 incompatability.

Now I'm looking for a new setup. I want a good reliable dual band
so I can use higher speeds on 802.11a and still allow connectivity for
my neighbor on 802.11b without having to replace her card. She's
paying for 1/2 my monthly internet cost :-)

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I'm starting to
lean toward Linksys, but most of their products still dont support WPA
:-(

Don't really need a router, just an AP, all my firewalling and NAT is
done by my Linux box server.

TIA
dro0st

Linksys does support WPA with most of their products. You may just need to
get updated drivers. The only one that may not support WPA is dual router
that supports a/g. The "g" part supports WPA, but I do not think the "a"
side does. Not sure why though. Why not forget about "a" and just go with
"g" completely. I had thought about "a" because of phone interference (2.4
GHz that is), but it is easier to replace my phones with 5.8. Everyone else
is using "g" and "a" seems to be on the verge of extinction.

The other brand I respect is Netgear. I have had good luck with both.
Generally, I prefer Netgear over Linksys, but I do use both products.

Jeff


"dro0st" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I just tried a Dlink AirPremier 802.11a/g Dual Band DI-784 Router
> & DWL-AG660 PC card and they were complete crap. Slow speeds,
> unreliable connections from only 15 feet away, blue screen drivers.
> After a full day of troubleshooting I'm boxing them up and returning.
> I think part of the problem may be XP SP2 incompatability.
>
> Now I'm looking for a new setup. I want a good reliable dual band
> so I can use higher speeds on 802.11a and still allow connectivity for
> my neighbor on 802.11b without having to replace her card. She's
> paying for 1/2 my monthly internet cost :-)
>
> Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I'm starting to
> lean toward Linksys, but most of their products still dont support WPA
> :-(
>
> Don't really need a router, just an AP, all my firewalling and NAT is
> done by my Linux box server.
>
> TIA
> dro0st
>
>

I've heard that you cant use the higher speed modes on a G if their is
a B user connected at the same time.

Thanks, I'll look at Netgear.



On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 13:14:39 GMT, "Jeff Durham"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Linksys does support WPA with most of their products. You may just need to
>get updated drivers. The only one that may not support WPA is dual router
>that supports a/g. The "g" part supports WPA, but I do not think the "a"
>side does. Not sure why though. Why not forget about "a" and just go with
>"g" completely. I had thought about "a" because of phone interference (2.4
>GHz that is), but it is easier to replace my phones with 5.8. Everyone else
>is using "g" and "a" seems to be on the verge of extinction.
>
>The other brand I respect is Netgear. I have had good luck with both.
>Generally, I prefer Netgear over Linksys, but I do use both products.
>
>Jeff
>
>
>"dro0st" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> I just tried a Dlink AirPremier 802.11a/g Dual Band DI-784 Router
>> & DWL-AG660 PC card and they were complete crap. Slow speeds,
>> unreliable connections from only 15 feet away, blue screen drivers.
>> After a full day of troubleshooting I'm boxing them up and returning.
>> I think part of the problem may be XP SP2 incompatability.
>>
>> Now I'm looking for a new setup. I want a good reliable dual band
>> so I can use higher speeds on 802.11a and still allow connectivity for
>> my neighbor on 802.11b without having to replace her card. She's
>> paying for 1/2 my monthly internet cost :-)
>>
>> Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I'm starting to
>> lean toward Linksys, but most of their products still dont support WPA
>> :-(
>>
>> Don't really need a router, just an AP, all my firewalling and NAT is
>> done by my Linux box server.
>>
>> TIA
>> dro0st
>>
>>
>

You may be right about that. I do recall reading something about having
both "b" and "g" causing an access point not to operate at full speed. The
wireless cards are not all that expensive so maybe you can get your neighbor
to upgrade or just give them a new card. :-)

Good luck.

Jeff

"dro0st" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've heard that you cant use the higher speed modes on a G if their is
> a B user connected at the same time.
>
> Thanks, I'll look at Netgear.
>
>
>
> On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 13:14:39 GMT, "Jeff Durham"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Linksys does support WPA with most of their products. You may just need
>>to
>>get updated drivers. The only one that may not support WPA is dual router
>>that supports a/g. The "g" part supports WPA, but I do not think the "a"
>>side does. Not sure why though. Why not forget about "a" and just go
>>with
>>"g" completely. I had thought about "a" because of phone interference
>>(2.4
>>GHz that is), but it is easier to replace my phones with 5.8. Everyone
>>else
>>is using "g" and "a" seems to be on the verge of extinction.
>>
>>The other brand I respect is Netgear. I have had good luck with both.
>>Generally, I prefer Netgear over Linksys, but I do use both products.
>>
>>Jeff
>>
>>
>>"dro0st" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed). ..
>>> I just tried a Dlink AirPremier 802.11a/g Dual Band DI-784 Router
>>> & DWL-AG660 PC card and they were complete crap. Slow speeds,
>>> unreliable connections from only 15 feet away, blue screen drivers.
>>> After a full day of troubleshooting I'm boxing them up and returning.
>>> I think part of the problem may be XP SP2 incompatability.
>>>
>>> Now I'm looking for a new setup. I want a good reliable dual band
>>> so I can use higher speeds on 802.11a and still allow connectivity for
>>> my neighbor on 802.11b without having to replace her card. She's
>>> paying for 1/2 my monthly internet cost :-)
>>>
>>> Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I'm starting to
>>> lean toward Linksys, but most of their products still dont support WPA
>>> :-(
>>>
>>> Don't really need a router, just an AP, all my firewalling and NAT is
>>> done by my Linux box server.
>>>
>>> TIA
>>> dro0st
>>>
>>>
>>
>

In article <3ZX0d.2195$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Jeff Durham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Linksys does support WPA with most of their products. You may just need to
>get updated drivers. The only one that may not support WPA is dual router
>that supports a/g. The "g" part supports WPA, but I do not think the "a"
>side does. Not sure why though. Why not forget about "a" and just go with
>"g" completely. I had thought about "a" because of phone interference (2.4
>GHz that is), but it is easier to replace my phones with 5.8. Everyone else
>is using "g" and "a" seems to be on the verge of extinction.
>
>The other brand I respect is Netgear. I have had good luck with both.
>Generally, I prefer Netgear over Linksys, but I do use both products.
>
>Jeff

Not all of Linksys a/g cards have updated drivers available. Linksys/Cisco
pretty much pretends anything from before the buyout does not exist. (sort
of we have your money you are on your own)

>
>
>"dro0st" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> I just tried a Dlink AirPremier 802.11a/g Dual Band DI-784 Router
>> & DWL-AG660 PC card and they were complete crap. Slow speeds,
>> unreliable connections from only 15 feet away, blue screen drivers.
>> After a full day of troubleshooting I'm boxing them up and returning.
>> I think part of the problem may be XP SP2 incompatability.
>>
>> Now I'm looking for a new setup. I want a good reliable dual band
>> so I can use higher speeds on 802.11a and still allow connectivity for
>> my neighbor on 802.11b without having to replace her card. She's
>> paying for 1/2 my monthly internet cost :-)
>>
>> Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I'm starting to
>> lean toward Linksys, but most of their products still dont support WPA
>> :-(
>>
>> Don't really need a router, just an AP, all my firewalling and NAT is
>> done by my Linux box server.
>>
>> TIA
>> dro0st
>>
>>
>
>

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