linksys or netgear?

Hi All,
I am getting a laptop from Dell with Windows XP MCE operating system. MCE
requires certain specs of which I can get either the Linksys WRT55AG or the
Netgear WGU624. I don't know which one is best. Anyone have and input on
either of these wireless routers?
TIA
dot

My local distributor answered essentially this same question for me in
saying that they have LOTS of troubles and support calls on Linksys
products, but literally no troubles with Netgear. So I went with
Netgear myself and for several of my customers and have had zero
problems. Coincidentally, I'm now working on one customer's laptop
from hell with Linksys in it; I can't get it to function at all. The
driver doesn't install cleanly the first time but requires a couple of
tries to 'get it right'. It just feels flaky. I can't speak
specifically to the model you reference, but in general terms I think
the NG stuff has much better quality control... I'd say go with
Netgear.

eno


DotCom wrote:
> Hi All,
> I am getting a laptop from Dell with Windows XP MCE operating system.
MCE
> requires certain specs of which I can get either the Linksys WRT55AG
or the
> Netgear WGU624. I don't know which one is best. Anyone have and
input on
> either of these wireless routers?
> TIA
> dot

On 11 Mar 2005 09:11:20 -0800, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>My local distributor answered essentially this same question for me in
>saying that they have LOTS of troubles and support calls on Linksys
>products, but literally no troubles with Netgear. So I went with
>Netgear myself and for several of my customers and have had zero
>problems. Coincidentally, I'm now working on one customer's laptop

I second that emotion. I have found Linksys wireless router frequently
dropped connection while Netgear works fine. It's possible Linksys may
have come out with new products since then.

I went thru 3 Linksys wifi routers before retuning them for a Netgear 814.
I have had the Netgear up for over 6 months and have power cycled it all of
once.
Need I say more. Also Dlink is as good. I installed one for friend and he
has had no problems.

Tom

NETGEAR IT IS!
THanks everyone!

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:%pmYd.58$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I went thru 3 Linksys wifi routers before retuning them for a Netgear 814.
> I have had the Netgear up for over 6 months and have power cycled it all
> of
> once.
> Need I say more. Also Dlink is as good. I installed one for friend and
> he
> has had no problems.
>
> Tom

How strange. I've been through several Netgear routers, several Linksys
routers, a Belkin, and Actiontek, and a Westell. The Netgear have all been
crap. Their routing table is limited to about 220 entries which is my
biggest beef agains Netgear. And Netgear tech support is absolutely
pathetic. They once told me that the fix for my 100mbps hub locking up was
to set my nics to 10mbps (seriously, this is what they told me!). Of course,
Linksys tech support isn't much better, but Belkin tech support takes the
alltime award for clueless script reading support people.

The Linksys have never caused any problems at all. The Actiontek is worse
the Netgear, and the Westell is the most reliable router I have.

I'm currently using a WRT54GS on my desk and a WRT54G on the other side of
my apartment to extend the range of my wireless network. My son lives across
the parking lot, and he gets a 100% reliable connection into my network.

"DotCom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:KEmYd.6099$(E-Mail Removed)...
> NETGEAR IT IS!
> THanks everyone!
>
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:%pmYd.58$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I went thru 3 Linksys wifi routers before retuning them for a Netgear 814.
>> I have had the Netgear up for over 6 months and have power cycled it all
>> of
>> once.
>> Need I say more. Also Dlink is as good. I installed one for friend and
>> he
>> has had no problems.
>>
>> Tom
>
>

I've used Linksys since my original 802.11B router, years ago.

Always flawless.

Tom
"Ook" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:J6mdnR0JVMoQ2q7fRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> How strange. I've been through several Netgear routers, several Linksys
> routers, a Belkin, and Actiontek, and a Westell. The Netgear have all been
> crap. Their routing table is limited to about 220 entries which is my
> biggest beef agains Netgear. And Netgear tech support is absolutely
> pathetic. They once told me that the fix for my 100mbps hub locking up was
> to set my nics to 10mbps (seriously, this is what they told me!). Of
> course, Linksys tech support isn't much better, but Belkin tech support
> takes the alltime award for clueless script reading support people.
>
> The Linksys have never caused any problems at all. The Actiontek is worse
> the Netgear, and the Westell is the most reliable router I have.
>
> I'm currently using a WRT54GS on my desk and a WRT54G on the other side of
> my apartment to extend the range of my wireless network. My son lives
> across the parking lot, and he gets a 100% reliable connection into my
> network.
>
> "DotCom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:KEmYd.6099$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> NETGEAR IT IS!
>> THanks everyone!
>>
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:%pmYd.58$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I went thru 3 Linksys wifi routers before retuning them for a Netgear
>>>814.
>>> I have had the Netgear up for over 6 months and have power cycled it all
>>> of
>>> once.
>>> Need I say more. Also Dlink is as good. I installed one for friend and
>>> he
>>> has had no problems.
>>>
>>> Tom
>>
>>
>
>

Actually, the BEFSR41 series were a bit rough. I'm not sure if they had some
bad hardware runs of if the firmware was flaky. Today's Linksys firmware is
rock solid. I don't think you can say the same for Netgear, last I heard
they were still trying to get a handle on the spontaneous reboot problem.


"Tom Scales" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
newsIIYd.112907$(E-Mail Removed) ...
> I've used Linksys since my original 802.11B router, years ago.
>
> Always flawless.
>
> Tom
> "Ook" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:J6mdnR0JVMoQ2q7fRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> How strange. I've been through several Netgear routers, several Linksys
>> routers, a Belkin, and Actiontek, and a Westell. The Netgear have all
>> been crap. Their routing table is limited to about 220 entries which is
>> my biggest beef agains Netgear. And Netgear tech support is absolutely
>> pathetic. They once told me that the fix for my 100mbps hub locking up
>> was to set my nics to 10mbps (seriously, this is what they told me!). Of
>> course, Linksys tech support isn't much better, but Belkin tech support
>> takes the alltime award for clueless script reading support people.
>>
>> The Linksys have never caused any problems at all. The Actiontek is worse
>> the Netgear, and the Westell is the most reliable router I have.
>>
>> I'm currently using a WRT54GS on my desk and a WRT54G on the other side
>> of my apartment to extend the range of my wireless network. My son lives
>> across the parking lot, and he gets a 100% reliable connection into my
>> network.
>>
>> "DotCom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:KEmYd.6099$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> NETGEAR IT IS!
>>> THanks everyone!
>>>
>>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:%pmYd.58$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>I went thru 3 Linksys wifi routers before retuning them for a Netgear
>>>>814.
>>>> I have had the Netgear up for over 6 months and have power cycled it
>>>> all of
>>>> once.
>>>> Need I say more. Also Dlink is as good. I installed one for friend
>>>> and he
>>>> has had no problems.
>>>>
>>>> Tom
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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