Linksys Wireless-G Vs Netgear WGT624

Been looking through the posts but with no luck.

From looking at all the usual reviews through the web - these two seem
to come out the best ... (the Draytek is way out of the price range!)

- Linksys Wireless-G 54mbps Broadband Router
- NETGEAR WGT624 802.11g 108 Mbps Wireless Cable/DSL Firewall Router

Now, CNET reviews posted on the newsgroup put the Netgear over the
LinkSys, but reading the other posts, many people say to stay away
from anything netgear !!!

Noticing that alot of the posts are reasonably old (and alot of them
note about firmware upgrades), which in your view is the best now? Or
is there something else in the price range which is now better?

One other thing, I need any indication on which has the best range,
and whether I can stick a repeater on either?

Thanks in advance,
Becks

"Becks" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Now, CNET reviews posted on the newsgroup put the Netgear over the
> LinkSys, but reading the other posts, many people say to stay away
> from anything netgear !!!
>

I recently bought the NETGEAR WGT624v2. I am exceptionally pleased with the
device, and the associated wireless cards. The range is excellent. I have a
Linksys BEFW11S4 router and the NETGEAR is far superior in all areas of
performance. Including updating of firmware and configuration. The only edge
that Linksys has over NETGEAR is syslog capability. The only kind of log
data available from the NETGEAR router is outbound connections to internet
IP addresses. There is no logging of incoming connections. And no product
like Wallwatcher to capture that data. That I don't like. I have not used a
Linksys wireless Super-G router, so I can't say how that compares to
NETGEAR's 624. Bur clearly, I don't think the NETGEAR product is crap.

If you'd like WallWatcher to report what the WGT624 can log, you can
download the "Log Capture" utility program from the WW website
http://www.wallwatcher.com , run it, and send me the captured RAW
file. If it's feasible to add support, I'll let you know when
something's ready for testing.

Thanks Lee, appreciate the info
Becks

I just purchased a Netgear WG311T wireless PCI adapter and installed i
on my neighbours computer. It would have worked without a hitch had i
not been for my mistake. In the end, it worked perfectly and I didn'
even to set anything up. It just automatically detected my wireles
network and connected.

I have a Linksys wireless router that is connected to my wired network
The setup was simple (install the software first) and at first i
didn't detect the hardware because when I screwed in the board, it cam
partway out of the slot in the motherboard. After scratching my head
I reopened the case and pushed down on the board and saw that it wasn'
seated properly so I just left the screw out and made sure the boar
was seated.

When I turned on the computer the little tray icon appeared just as th
manual said it would. I was already connected without an
configuration at all. Unfortunately, the Linksys wireless router onl
allows 54 Mbps so I doesn't take advantage of the Netgear's 108 Mbp
capability. In any case, the signal strength was at 65-75% but th
speed was only 11 Mbps. Since my neighbour is only accessing th
internet, I figured the 11 Mpbs is adequate for surfing.

I do have cordless phones and I still need to check if they are in th
2.4 GHz range (this may explain the low speed). Also the signa
travels from my home office through two stucco walls to the other sid
of my neighbours house, approximately 40' away so I was pretty happ
with a 65-75% signal.

The wireless router is my roommates and he'll be moving out in a coupl
of months. The IT guys at work like the Netgear stuff. I installed
Netgear switch at the network backboard under the sidewalk and it go
drenched in rainwater twice. I mean water poring into the data jacks.
Each time after drying out the switch for 24 h it worked perfectl
again. I figure, I'll upgrade the wireless router to a Netgear mode
when my roommate leaves.

In summary, I'm very happy with the Netgear PCI adapter. I'll probabl
buy a Netgear PCI card for my laptop next (if I ever get around t
replacing the defunct battery).

On a funnier note, my new tenant downstairs connected her modem with
phone line to the data jack and wondered why she didn't have a networ
connection. Partly my fault, I should have at least given her a patc
cord but god knows where she would have stuck that

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hunkele
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