Belkin MIMO Router

Anyone got one of these and what do they think.
I have been having awful problems with broken connections in recent weeks
despite having flawless connections for over a year.

Ken

"Ken" <Reply to NG only> wrote in message
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> Anyone got one of these and what do they think.
> I have been having awful problems with broken connections in recent weeks
> despite having flawless connections for over a year.
>
> Ken

Mine behaves flawlessly, with a mix of 1 wired PC, a laptop with a Belkin
MIMO card, one with a BT 802.11g, a Dell notebook with a Centrino and a pair
of wireless printer servers, one 802.11b.

All weak spots in the house now getting good signal, as is the room above
the garage that was previously dead as a dodo. I've only had to reboot once
in several months - and I think the modem was the culprit in any case.

Another Ken

"Ken Wheatley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Ken" <Reply to NG only> wrote in message
> news:43a7c1ec$0$29576$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Anyone got one of these and what do they think.
>> I have been having awful problems with broken connections in recent weeks
>> despite having flawless connections for over a year.
>>
>> Ken
>
> Mine behaves flawlessly, with a mix of 1 wired PC, a laptop with a Belkin
> MIMO card, one with a BT 802.11g, a Dell notebook with a Centrino and a
> pair of wireless printer servers, one 802.11b.
>
> All weak spots in the house now getting good signal, as is the room above
> the garage that was previously dead as a dodo. I've only had to reboot
> once in several months - and I think the modem was the culprit in any
> case.
>
> Another Ken

So I don't need to buy new cards as well or do I?

First Ken

"Ken" <Reply to NG only> wrote in message
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>>
>> Mine behaves flawlessly, with a mix of 1 wired PC, a laptop with a Belkin
>> MIMO card, one with a BT 802.11g, a Dell notebook with a Centrino and a
>> pair of wireless printer servers, one 802.11b.
>>
>> All weak spots in the house now getting good signal, as is the room above
>> the garage that was previously dead as a dodo. I've only had to reboot
>> once in several months - and I think the modem was the culprit in any
>> case.
>>
>> Another Ken
>
> So I don't need to buy new cards as well or do I?
>
> First Ken
No - all of our non-Belkin things are working as well as - indeed, better
than - they were before we upgraded the router.

PS By MIMO I'm assuming you mean the Pre-N?

"Ken Wheatley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Ken" <Reply to NG only> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> Mine behaves flawlessly, with a mix of 1 wired PC, a laptop with a
>>> Belkin MIMO card, one with a BT 802.11g, a Dell notebook with a Centrino
>>> and a pair of wireless printer servers, one 802.11b.
>>>
>>> All weak spots in the house now getting good signal, as is the room
>>> above the garage that was previously dead as a dodo. I've only had to
>>> reboot once in several months - and I think the modem was the culprit in
>>> any case.
>>>
>>> Another Ken
>>
>> So I don't need to buy new cards as well or do I?
>>
>> First Ken
> No - all of our non-Belkin things are working as well as - indeed, better
> than - they were before we upgraded the router.
>
> PS By MIMO I'm assuming you mean the Pre-N?

yes

On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 08:33:44 -0000, "Ken" <Reply to NG only> wrote:

>Anyone got one of these and what do they think.
>I have been having awful problems with broken connections in recent weeks
>despite having flawless connections for over a year.

If its a v1, you can flash it with the equivalent linksys firmware. The
difference is well worth the effort, the recipe for doing so is on the
www.broadbandreports.com forums.


greg
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Greg Hennessy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 08:33:44 -0000, "Ken" <Reply to NG only> wrote:
>
>>Anyone got one of these and what do they think.
>>I have been having awful problems with broken connections in recent
>>weeks despite having flawless connections for over a year.
>
> If its a v1, you can flash it with the equivalent linksys firmware.
> The difference is well worth the effort, the recipe for doing so is on
> the www.broadbandreports.com forums.
>
>
> greg

Goto dslreports.com and find the belkin forum. There are some really
knowledgeable types there.

They do not recommend using the Linksys firmware, leads to a 30% drop in
throughput though others would say otherwise.

There is a possible issue with V2 of any mimo kit, belkin or linksys,
making it weaker than v1 especially for streamed connections.

I have a V1 (check the bottom V100x = v1, V200x = v2) with a belkin bridge
to connect PC and have had few problems.

There is a thread on dslreports re: Belkin disconnects from 'net. Maybe
there are solutions there.

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:37:18 GMT, Tweetie Pooh <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Greg Hennessy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>news:(E-Mail Removed) :
>
>> On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 08:33:44 -0000, "Ken" <Reply to NG only> wrote:
>>
>>>Anyone got one of these and what do they think.
>>>I have been having awful problems with broken connections in recent
>>>weeks despite having flawless connections for over a year.
>>
>> If its a v1, you can flash it with the equivalent linksys firmware.
>> The difference is well worth the effort, the recipe for doing so is on
>> the www.broadbandreports.com forums.
>>
>>
>> greg
>
>Goto dslreports.com and find the belkin forum. There are some really
>knowledgeable types there.

It's the same site IIRC.

>They do not recommend using the Linksys firmware, leads to a 30% drop in
>throughput though others would say otherwise.

Cant say I've noticed here TBH. That said, I am only running the client
side at 11g.

>There is a possible issue with V2 of any mimo kit, belkin or linksys,
>making it weaker than v1 especially for streamed connections.

Wouldnt surprise me.

The linksys firmware is worth it for snmp monitoring alone.

>
>I have a V1 (check the bottom V100x = v1, V200x = v2) with a belkin bridge
>to connect PC and have had few problems.

Running a V1 here, was getting sporadic disconnect problems with stock
belkin firmware until I flashed it with the 54gx firmware back last sept,
it has been stellar since.



greg
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"Access to a waiting list is not access to health care"