What router to buy to give me greatest distance?

Hi All!

I now have a Linksys B router with a range booster on top of it that
has given me great service up to my third floor. I am getting a new
computer with a G card in it and want to upgrade my router. I prefer
Linksys, as have no problems with it for the last 5 years. Which one
should I get, and do I need a range extender for it? I need to get to
the third floor with this, as my internet cable is on the first. Thank
you for any suggestions!


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If the "B" is working well, why not just use it?



"Kay" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi All!
>
> I now have a Linksys B router with a range booster on top of it that
> has given me great service up to my third floor. I am getting a new
> computer with a G card in it and want to upgrade my router. I prefer
> Linksys, as have no problems with it for the last 5 years. Which one
> should I get, and do I need a range extender for it? I need to get to
> the third floor with this, as my internet cable is on the first. Thank
> you for any suggestions!
>
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Kay <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:

>I now have a Linksys B router with a range booster on top of it that
>has given me great service up to my third floor. I am getting a new
>computer with a G card in it and want to upgrade my router. I prefer
>Linksys, as have no problems with it for the last 5 years. Which one
>should I get, and do I need a range extender for it? I need to get to
>the third floor with this, as my internet cable is on the first. Thank
>you for any suggestions!

Most modern routers have fairly similar 802.11g range/speed
performance. Some run more transmit power, but that doesn't buy you
much if the receivers are all the same. I kinda prefer something with
an Atheros chipset, but even that won't buy you much range
differentiation. Whatever you find, as long as it can handle an
external antenna.

What does give you range is the antenna system. You can take a dozen
wireless routers and they will all get roughly the same range if used
with the same antenna. That's not the case with different antennas. A
directional antenna, preferably at both ends of the link, should work
nicely. I can't recommend a specific antenna as you didn't describe
the coverage area (i.e. numbers please).

Since you're shooting through floors and walls, something that
tolerates multipath might be a worthy investment. The various 802.11n
Draft 2.0 routers will do that, but that also requires an 802.11n card
at the client end. Otherwise, they're no better than a generic
router.


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On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:18:57 -0500, Kay
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>Hi All!
>
>I now have a Linksys B router with a range booster on top of it that
>has given me great service up to my third floor. I am getting a new
>computer with a G card in it and want to upgrade my router. I prefer
>Linksys, as have no problems with it for the last 5 years. Which one
>should I get, and do I need a range extender for it? I need to get to
>the third floor with this, as my internet cable is on the first. Thank
>you for any suggestions!
>
>

Your G card should still be able to run B. Honestly I don't think you
will see enough difference in the speed to make the upgrade worth your
while. This is one time where I would default to "if it ain't broke
don't fix it"

Steve B.

Steve B. wrote:
> This is one time where I would default to "if it ain't broke
> don't fix it"


Old cartoon of old man adjusting the TV rabbit ears and wife
scremaing, "If it works, don't mess with it...Look what happened
with AT&T"