On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:17:10 -0400, "SCW"
<YouDon'tNeedToE-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>ok thanks. So you think the Microsoft kit would be just as good as if I
>went with LinkSys?
Read reports from ~200 people who bought this setup: " Read user
comments" (71% like it, 29% do not)
http://snurl.com/23iq
If you decide to go with 802.11g, we decided on the Netgear setup.
Great range and easy setup but a little pricey in comparison. In our
tri-level house the signal on my laptop (WG511) is solid under worst
case conditions of router (WGR614) in top level left corner room to
bottom basement level lower right hand room corner. Fairly big house
and roughly 125 foot distance through various walls and flooring.
>The reason why the kit caught my eye is because it is a
>GREAT price! However the Microsoft router only has 1 antenna where LinkSys
>has two, do you think that would be an issue as far as reception goes?
Pure speculation on my part at this time (This has never stopped me
before though, so let us press onward) but perhaps the two antennas
help focus direction if that is desirable. Dual antennas usually
produce directional lobes - think of an "8" with the loops as signal
directions and the router (dual antenna in the middle where they
meet). To be sure there is lateral signal but I am guessing better
signal if you point the lobes where you want them by moving the router
orientation. Here is an example: Look at the big "18 wheelers"
trucking down the road with dual CB antennas, one on each side of the
cab. Their best range and signal strength is straight forward and
straight backwards due to the dual antennas and the signal lobes they
produce. Also, you would note that police cars, fire trucks, etc all
have one radio antenna in order to get maximum distance in all
directions rather than dual antennas which would put them in a pickle
if they happened to have their vehicle pointed the wrong direction in
some situations far from dispatch. A single antenna, on the other
hand is more like an "O" (router in the center) and equal strength in
all directions (Ignoring pesky things like walls, etc) Again, I am
just taking an educated guess here so the dual antenna thing may be
all wet, but I am fairly confident in my antenna theory.
Ciao,
Falcon
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>"Happy Canuck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:Tjv0b.224358$(E-Mail Removed). cable.rogers.com...
>> I'd try the Microsoft kit, I expect the drivers will be easier to upgrade
>> and integrate to Windows.
>>
>> But, yes there is a difference, mainly in the initial cards. New ones are
>> pretty much the same!
>>
>> Bill
>> "SCW" <YouDon'tNeedToE-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:mDidnYVsD85o7d-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > I am about to go wireless with my notebook today, hitting the stores
>this
>> > evening and I had decided to go with LinkSys but I saw this notebook kit
>> > with Microsoft and it's a really good price. Would you guys recommend
>> this
>> > kit or LinkSys? Is there really a difference between company's? Isn't
>> all
>> > 802.11b the same?
>> >
>> >
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